good things come to those who wait

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33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 好事多磨 (hǎoshìduōmó) — patience is a virtue
• Chinese Mandarin: 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 — patience is a virtue
• Czech: kdo si počká, ten se dočká — patience is a virtue
• Danish: alt godt kommer til den der venter — patience is a virtue
• Dutch: geduld is een schone zaak — patience is a virtue
• Finnish: kärsivällisyys on hyve — patience is a virtue
• Finnish: odotus palkitaan — patience is a virtue
• French: tout vient à point à qui sait attendre — patience is a virtue
• Georgian: ვინც მოითმენსო, ის მოიგებსო (vinc moitmenso, is moigebso) — patience is a virtue
• German: was lange währt, wird endlich gut — patience is a virtue
• German: gut Ding will Weile haben — patience is a virtue
• Greek: το καλό πράγμα αργεί να γίνει (to kaló prágma argeí na gínei) — patience is a virtue
• Hungarian: a türelem rózsát terem — patience is a virtue
• Italian: dare tempo al tempo — patience is a virtue
• Italian: la pazienza è una virtù provata — patience is a virtue
• Italian: la pazienza è la virtù dei forti — patience is a virtue
• Italian: tutto arriva a chi sa aspettare — patience is a virtue
• Japanese: 果報は寝て待て (kahou wa nete mate) — patience is a virtue
• Japanese: 待てば海路の日和あり (mateba kairo-no huyori-ari) — patience is a virtue
• Japanese: 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 — patience is a virtue
• Polish: dobre rzeczy trafiają do cierpliwych — patience is a virtue
• Portuguese: quem espera sempre alcança — patience is a virtue
• Russian: кто ждёт, тот дождётся (kto ždjot, tot doždjótsja) — patience is a virtue
• Slovak: kto si počká, ten sa dočká — patience is a virtue
• Spanish: las mejores cosas de la vida se hacen esperar — patience is a virtue
• Spanish: lo bueno se hace esperar — patience is a virtue
• Sranan Tongo: te yu abi pasensi, yu sa si mira bere — patience is a virtue
• Swedish: den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för länge — patience is a virtue
• Tagalog: kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga — patience is a virtue
• Turkish: sabreden derviş muradına ermiş — patience is a virtue
• Urdu: صَبْر کا پَھل مِیٹھا ہوتا ہَے (ṣabr kā phal mīṭhā hotā hai) — patience is a virtue