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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
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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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
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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
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Chinese Mandarin:
慢工出細活 /慢工出细活
(màngōng chū xìhuó)
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Danish:
tålmodighed er en dyd
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Dutch:
Geduld is een schone zaak
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Finnish:
kärsivällisyys on hyve
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Finnish:
maltti on valttia
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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German:
Geduld ist eine Tugend
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Hungarian:
a türelem rózsát terem
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Italian:
dare tempo al tempo
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Italian:
la pazienza è la virtù dei forti
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Maltese:
il-paċenzja hija virtù
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Norwegian Bokmål:
tålmodighet er en dyd
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Portuguese:
a paciência é uma virtude
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Spanish:
la paciencia es una virtud
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Spanish:
la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Swedish:
tålamod är en dygd
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Welsh:
amynedd yw mam pob doethineb
— it is better to be patient than impatient
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Yoruba:
sùúrù lérè
— it is better to be patient than impatient