All things come to those who wait

Cf. Fr. tout vient à celui qui sait attendre, all comes to him who knows how to wait.

Somewhat shall come who can his time abide.
[1530 A. Barclay Eclogues (EETS) ii. 843]

He who can wait, hath what he desireth.
[1642 G. Torriano Select Italian Proverbs 26]

I have got it at last, everything comes if a man will only wait.
[1847 Disraeli Tancred II. iv. viii.]

Ah! ‘All things come to those who wait.’‥They come, but often come too late.
[1872 V. Fane Tout vient à qui sait Attendre in From Dawn to Noon ii. 85]

Everything comes to those who wait. The theory fitted well into my lazy way of thinking.
[1980 M. Sellers Leonardo & Others viii.]

Until last week I considered the proverb ‘All things come to those who wait’ to be up there with ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ on the list of fatuous remarks to make when your best friend has failed a vital job interview, been dumped by the love of his life, dropped his dentures down a drain or been trapped for hours on the Tube.
[2002 Times 2 14 Feb. 7]

Related to: patience and impatience

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