Poco a poco se anda lejos

Meaning: Steady progress takes you far.

Literally: Little by little one goes far

Example: “Ahorra un poco cada mes. Poco a poco se anda lejos.” — Save a little every month: slow and steady wins the race.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, and 4 more languages

English: Fair and softly go far in a day.
French: Pas à pas on va bien loin (literally: Fair and softly goes far)
Japanese: 急がば回れ (Isogaba maware) (literally: If you are in a hurry, take the roundabout way)
German: Eile mit Weile (literally: Haste with leisure)
Italian: Chi va piano va sano e va lontano (literally: Who goes slowly goes safely and goes far)
Portuguese: Devagar se vai ao longe (literally: Slowly you go far)
Dutch: Langzaam aan, dan breekt de lijn niet (literally: Take it slowly and the line won't break)
Russian: Тише едешь — дальше будешь (Tishe edesh' — dal'she budesh') (literally: The slower you ride, the farther you get)
Turkish: Ağır git ki yol alasın (literally: Go slowly so you make headway)

Origin: Little by little one goes far, the Spanish twin of Portuguese devagar se vai ao longe.

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