[Signalman]

The night is darkest just before the dawn

Or as a friend of mine once said, "In front of every silver lining, there's a dark cloud".

[SnakeDoctor]

Actually, I stole that line from Harvey Dent in the Dark Knight.

Then again — Dent went on a murdering spree and died before the dawn came ... so maybe I should choose another source.

SnakeDoc