ProverbPerseverance
Turkish origin
Turkish originSabır acıdır, meyvesi tatlıdır
Meaning: Waiting is hard, but what it brings is worth it.
Literally: Patience is bitter, its fruit is sweet
Example: “Yıllarca çalıştı ve sonunda kendi dükkânını açtı. Sabır acıdır, meyvesi tatlıdır.” — She worked for years and finally opened her own shop: patience is a virtue.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Dutch
English: Patience is a virtue
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)
Origin: Patience is pictured as a bitter plant whose fruit is sweet, the same image as the Dutch geduld is een bitter kruid.
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