Good things come to those who wait

Meaning: Patience is rewarded.

Example: “The bread took three days to make, but good things come to those who wait.”

Origin: The idea that patience is rewarded is very old. Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie, writing as Violet Fane, published a poem in 1892 under the French title Tout vient à qui sait attendre — everything comes to those who know how to wait — with the line "Ah, all things come to those who wait," and a rueful answer: "They come, but often come too late."

Equivalents in French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, and 3 more languages

French: Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (literally: Everything comes in time to those who know how to wait)
Spanish: La paciencia es la madre de la ciencia (literally: Patience is the mother of science)
Japanese: 果報は寝て待て (Kahō wa nete mate) (literally: Good fortune comes while sleeping and waiting)
German: Geduld bringt Rosen (literally: Patience brings roses)
Italian: Chi la dura la vince (literally: Whoever holds out wins)
Portuguese: Quem espera sempre alcança (literally: Whoever waits always gets there)
Arabic: الصبر مفتاح الفرج (Aṣ-ṣabr miftāḥ al-faraj) (literally: Patience is the key to relief)
Turkish: Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş (literally: The patient dervish got his wish)