good things come to those who wait

English

Proverb

good things come to those who wait

A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.
Synonyms: patience is a virtue, all things come to those who wait

Translations

patience is a virtue

Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 好事多磨 (zh) (hǎoshìduōmó), 皇天不負有心人／皇天不负有心人 (huángtiān bù fù yǒuxīnrén)
Czech: trpělivost růže přináší, kdo si počká, ten se dočká
Danish: alt godt kommer til den der venter
Dutch: geduld is een schone zaak
Finnish: kärsivällisyys on hyve, odotus palkitaan
French: tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (fr)
Georgian: ვინც მოითმენსო, ის მოიგებსო (vinc moitmenso, is moigebso)
German: was lange währt, wird endlich gut, gut Ding will Weile haben (de)
Greek: το καλό πράγμα αργεί να γίνει (to kaló prágma argeí na gínei)
Hungarian: a türelem rózsát terem (hu)
Italian: dare tempo al tempo, la pazienza è una virtù provata, la pazienza è la virtù dei forti, tutto arriva a chi sa aspettare
Japanese: 果報は寝て待て (kahou wa nete mate), 待てば海路の日和あり (ja) (mateba kairo-no huyori-ari), 世界は回り持ち (sekai wa mawarimochi)
Norwegian: den som venter på noe stort, venter aldri for lenge
Polish: dobre rzeczy trafiają do cierpliwych
Portuguese: quem espera sempre alcança
Russian: кто ждёт, тот дождётся (kto ždjot, tot doždjótsja)
Spanish: las mejores cosas de la vida se hacen esperar, lo bueno se hace esperar
Sranan Tongo: te yu abi pasensi, yu sa syi mira bere
Swedish: den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för länge
Tagalog: kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga
Turkish: bekleyen derviş muradına ermiş
Urdu: صَبْر کا پَھل مِیٹھا ہوتا ہَے (ṣabr kā phal mīṭhā hotā hai)

good things come to those who wait

English

Proverb

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