“Don’t cry before you are hurt. “ ~ Scottish Proverb
“Don’t expect things to go right the first time. “ ~ unknown
“Don’t halloo until you’re out of the wood. “ ~ Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“Don’t let anyone get your goat. “ ~ unknown
“Don’t put the cart before the horse. “ ~ John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“Drive gently over the stones. “ ~ Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
“Everything comes to those who wait. “ ~ unknown
“Genius is only a great aptitude for patience. “ ~ Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788)
“God did not create hurry. “ ~ Finnish (on balance and moderation)
“Grain by grain a loaf, stone by stone, a castle. “ ~ Yugoslavian (on patience)
“Haste has no blessing.” ~ Swahili (East African) (on patience)
“Haste makes waste. “ ~ John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“Hasty climbers have sudden falls. “ ~ Robert Greene (c.1560-1592)
“Keep your shirt on. “ ~ American Saying
“Never change horses in midstream. “ ~ Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
“Never cut what can be untied. “ ~ Portuguese Proverb
“One step at a time. “ ~ unknown
“Patience is a virtue. “ ~ unknown
“Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. “ ~ French Proverb
“Patience is the companion of wisdom. “ ~ St. Augustine (354-430)
“The continuous drip polishes the stone.” ~ Peruvian (on patience)
“The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey seems.” ~ Maori (on journeys; Ed. Note: Parents everywhere can certainly relate to this saying!)
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