Rome wasn't built in a day

Meaning: Great things take time and patience.

Origin: Medieval French proverb, dating to the 12th century.

Translations

• French: Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour (literally: Rome was not made in a day)
• Spanish: Roma no se construyó en un día (literally: Rome was not built in a day)
• Japanese: ローマは一日にして成らず (Rōma wa ichinichi ni shite narazu) (literally: Rome was not built in one day)

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