good things come to those who wait

English

Proverb

good things come to those who wait

1. A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.

Synonyms

all things come to those who wait all things in time a penny saved is a penny earned April showers bring May flowers

a watched pot never boils good things are worth waiting for patience is a virtue to everything there is a season

Translations

patience is a virtue

Chinese: Mandarin: 好事多磨 (zh) Czech: kdo si počká, ten se dočká (cs) Danish: alt godt kommer til den der venter (da) Finnish: kärsivällisyys on hyve (fi) French: tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (fr) Hungarian: a türelem rózsát terem (hu) Japanese: 果報は寝て待て (ja) (kahou wa nete mate)

Norwegian: den som venter på noe stort, venter aldri for lenge (no) Russian: кто ждёт, тот дождётся (ru) (kto ždjot, tot doždjótsja) Swedish: den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för länge "who waits for something good, never waits too long" Turkish: bekleyen derviş muradına ermiş (tr)