Proverb – Good things come to those who wait.
If you are patient, you will be rewarded in the end. Good results often take time.
The proverb is a reminder that patience and perseverance pay off. An older version is all things come to those who wait. According to The Phrase Finder, the English poet Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie (writing as Violet Fane) used it in a poem with a gently sad twist:
‘Ah, all things come to those who wait,’
(I say these words to make me glad),
But something answers soft and sad,
‘They come, but often come too late.’
Similar sayings exist in many languages. An alternative English proverb with the same message is patience is a virtue.
Example:
- “I know it’s been a long time since you applied, but good things come to those who wait!”
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A proverb is short, useful and well known expression. A proverb will state a general or obvious truth or a useful piece of advice. A proverb might teach you how to have a good life. A proverb may teach you to be healthy or kind.
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If you are patient, you will eventually be rewarded.
“Patience is a virtue” and the older “all things come to those who wait”.
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