everything comes to him who waits

everything comes to him who waits

proverb Patience is often rewarded. A: "Mom, when can I have my birthday present?" B: "Everything comes to him who waits, honey." When investing, it pays to be patient. Remember that everything comes to him who waits.
See also: come, everything, wait, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • a place for everything, and everything in its place
  • tomorrow never comes
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • for want of a nail
References in periodicals archive
EVERYTHING comes to him who waits and last Sunday Bee Hive''s supporters were buzzing after their side recorded its first victory of the season, and escaped from bottom spot in the Wirras l SUNDAY LEAGUE''s Second Division.
HIVE OFF BOTTOM WITH THEIR FIRST WIN; Leaders stung - but still ahead of chasing pack LEAGUE NAME
'Everything comes to him who waits', he scribed in 1967, in a rare moment of optimism.
A. L. Rowse: diary of a disappointed man