Meanings
proverb
- A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.
Synonyms: patience is a virtue, all things come to those who wait
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 好事多磨, 皇天不負有心人 /皇天不负有心人
- 好事多磨 (hǎoshìduōmó)patience is a virtue
- 皇天不負有心人 /皇天不负有心人 (huángtiān bù fù yǒuxīnrén)patience is a virtue
Czech trpělivost růže přináší, kdo si počká, ten se dočká
- trpělivost růže přinášípatience is a virtue
- kdo si počká, ten se dočkápatience is a virtue
Danish alt godt kommer til den der venter
- alt godt kommer til den der venterpatience is a virtue
Dutch geduld is een schone zaak
- geduld is een schone zaakpatience is a virtue
Finnish kärsivällisyys on hyve, odotus palkitaan
- kärsivällisyys on hyvepatience is a virtue
- odotus palkitaanpatience is a virtue
French tout vient à point à qui sait attendre
- tout vient à point à qui sait attendrepatience is a virtue
German was lange währt, wird endlich gut, gut Ding will Weile haben
- was lange währt, wird endlich gutpatience is a virtue
- gut Ding will Weile habenpatience is a virtue
Greek το καλό πράγμα αργεί να γίνει
- το καλό πράγμα αργεί να γίνει (to kaló prágma argeí na gínei)patience is a virtue
Hungarian a türelem rózsát terem
- a türelem rózsát terempatience is a virtue
Italian dare tempo al tempo, la pazienza è una virtù provata
- dare tempo al tempopatience is a virtue
- la pazienza è una virtù provatapatience is a virtue
- la pazienza è la virtù dei fortipatience is a virtue
- tutto arriva a chi sa aspettarepatience is a virtue
Japanese 果報は寝て待て, 待てば海路の日和あり
- 果報は寝て待て (kahou wa nete mate)patience is a virtue
- 待てば海路の日和あり (mateba kairo-no huyori-ari)patience is a virtue
- 世界は回り持ち (sekai wa mawarimochi)patience is a virtue
Norwegian den som venter på noe stort, venter aldri for lenge
- den som venter på noe stort, venter aldri for lengepatience is a virtue
Polish dobre rzeczy trafiają do cierpliwych
- dobre rzeczy trafiają do cierpliwychpatience is a virtue
Portuguese quem espera sempre alcança
- quem espera sempre alcançapatience is a virtue
Russian кто ждёт, тот дождётся
- кто ждёт, тот дождётся (kto ždjot, tot doždjótsja)patience is a virtue
Slovak kto si počká, ten sa dočká
- kto si počká, ten sa dočkápatience is a virtue
Spanish las mejores cosas de la vida se hacen esperar, lo bueno se hace esperar
- las mejores cosas de la vida se hacen esperarpatience is a virtue
- lo bueno se hace esperarpatience is a virtue
Swedish den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för länge
- den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för längepatience is a virtue
Tagalog kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga
- kapag may tiyaga, may nilagapatience is a virtue
Turkish sabreden derviş muradına ermiş
- sabreden derviş muradına ermişpatience is a virtue
Urdu صَبْر کا پَھل مِیٹھا ہوتا ہَے
- صَبْر کا پَھل مِیٹھا ہوتا ہَے (ṣabr kā phal mīṭhā hotā hai)patience is a virtue
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good things come to those who wait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20things%20come%20to%20those%20who%20wait
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