ProverbPerseverance
Latin origin
Latin originPatience is a virtue
Meaning: The ability to wait calmly is a valuable quality.
Origin: The Distichs of Cato, a Latin schoolbook used throughout the Middle Ages, has maxima enim patientia virtus — patience is the greatest virtue. Chaucer's The Franklin's Tale says "Patience is an high virtue," and Langland's Piers Plowman uses a similar line.
Equivalents in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish
French: La patience est une vertu (literally: Patience is a virtue)
Spanish: La paciencia es una virtud (literally: Patience is a virtue)
German: Geduld bringt Rosen (literally: Patience brings roses)
Italian: La pazienza è la virtù dei forti (literally: Patience is the virtue of the strong)
Dutch: Geduld is een bitter kruid, maar draagt goede vrucht (literally: Patience is a bitter herb, but it bears good fruit)
Turkish: Sabır acıdır, meyvesi tatlıdır (literally: Patience is bitter, its fruit is sweet)
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