Hope is the physician of each misery.

The proverb treats hope as a kind of medicine: it does not deny misery, but suggests that the expectation of relief—however modest—can lessen pain and help a person endure. Calling hope a “physician” implies active care rather than passive wishing; hope diagnoses despair, steadies the mind, and supports resilience while one waits or works for improvement. The phrase “each misery” universalizes the claim, presenting hope as a broadly applicable remedy across many kinds of hardship. In this way, the saying aligns with a long tradition in European moral thought that emphasizes the healing power of morale, faith, and forward-looking imagination in the face of suffering.