Phrase guide

patience is a virtue

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

It is better to be patient than impatient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: good things come to those who wait

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 忍耐是一種美德 /忍耐是一种美德 (rěnnài shì yī zhǒng měidé) — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá) — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慢工出細活 /慢工出细活 (màngōng chū xìhuó) — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Danish: tålmodighed er en dyd — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Dutch: Geduld is een schone zaak — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Finnish: kärsivällisyys on hyve — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Finnish: maltti on valttia — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • German: Geduld ist eine Tugend — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Hungarian: a türelem rózsát terem — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Italian: dare tempo al tempo — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Italian: la pazienza è la virtù dei forti — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Maltese: il-paċenzja hija virtù — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tålmodighet er en dyd — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Portuguese: a paciência é uma virtude — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Spanish: la paciencia es una virtud — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Spanish: la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Swedish: tålamod är en dygd — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Welsh: amynedd yw mam pob doethineb — it is better to be patient than impatient
  • Yoruba: sùúrù lérè — it is better to be patient than impatient