World Proverbs

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34 Proverbs about Waiting



1. To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death.. Japanese Proverb. To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death.
Japanese Proverb

2. Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.. Chinese Proverb. Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.
Chinese Proverb

3. Fortune does not stand waiting at any one's door.. Dutch Proverb. Fortune does not stand waiting at any one's door.
Dutch Proverb

4. It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes.. Dutch Proverb. It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes.
Dutch Proverb

5. The waiting man gets the wind behind him.. Swedish Proverb. The waiting man gets the wind behind him.
Swedish Proverb

6. The spider that knows what it will gain sits waiting patiently in its web. The praying mantis is never tired waiting all day.. Nigerian Proverb. The spider that knows what it will gain sits waiting patiently in its web. The praying mantis is never tired waiting all day.
Nigerian Proverb

7. The thirsty fig sits waiting patiently, waiting for the arrival of the rains.. Nigerian Proverb. The thirsty fig sits waiting patiently, waiting for the arrival of the rains.
Nigerian Proverb

8. He who solves a problem with a problem will always have a problem in waiting.. African Proverb. He who solves a problem with a problem will always have a problem in waiting.
African Proverb

9. If someone is waiting for something important they wouldn't die until they achieve it.. African Proverb. If someone is waiting for something important they wouldn't die until they achieve it.
African Proverb

10. The worm that exposes itself on the ground is waiting for a lucky bird to devour it.. African Proverb. The worm that exposes itself on the ground is waiting for a lucky bird to devour it.
African Proverb

11. A waiting appetite kindles many a spite.. Italian Proverb. A waiting appetite kindles many a spite.
Italian Proverb

12. He that feeds himself from waiting could die of hunger.. Danish Proverb. He that feeds himself from waiting could die of hunger.
Danish Proverb

13. The waiting man thinks the time long.. Irish Proverb. The waiting man thinks the time long.
Irish Proverb

14. Even the highest tree has an axe waiting at its foot.. Kurdish Proverb. Even the highest tree has an axe waiting at its foot.
Kurdish Proverb

15. Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.. French Proverb. Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
French Proverb

16. People count the faults of those who keep them waiting.. French Proverb. People count the faults of those who keep them waiting.
French Proverb

17. People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.. French Proverb. People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
French Proverb

18. He who is waiting for someone else's bowl often dines late.. French Proverb. He who is waiting for someone else's bowl often dines late.
French Proverb

19. The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.. French Proverb. The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.
French Proverb

20. He who sits waiting for his neighbor will go to bed hungry.. Persian Proverb. He who sits waiting for his neighbor will go to bed hungry.
Persian Proverb

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