Patience is a virtue
Meaning: The ability to wait calmly is a valuable quality.
Origin: Latin proverb (Maxima enim patientia virtus), used in medieval Christian writings.
Translations
- French: La patience est une vertu (literally: Patience is a virtue)
- Spanish: La paciencia es una virtud (literally: Patience is a virtue)
- Japanese: 忍耐は美徳 (Nintai wa bitoku) (literally: Patience is a virtue)
More proverbs about Perseverance
- A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor — Hardship and challenges are what build true expertise and resilience.
- Dripping water hollows out stone — Persistent small efforts accomplish what force alone cannot.
- The ox is slow, but the earth is patient — Steady, unhurried work in harmony with natural rhythms eventually yields abundance.
- The cat that always cries catches no mice — Complaining and making noise accomplishes nothing; quiet, focused effort gets results.
- The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones — Great accomplishments are only possible through gradual, persistent small efforts.
- It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop — Progress at any pace is still progress; what matters is persisting, not speed.
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