Waiting Proverbs

He who sits waiting for his neighbor will go to bed hungry. (Persian Proverb)
All waiting is long. View proverb
Welsh Proverb
It is no use waiting for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. View proverb
Belgian Proverb
The water of the river flows on without waiting for the thirsty man. View proverb
Kenyan Proverb
Waiting is futile for whomever wants to kiss someone's backside. View proverb
Basque Proverb
He who solves a problem with a problem will always have a problem in waiting. View proverb
African Proverb
He that feeds himself from waiting could die of hunger. View proverb
Danish Proverb
The waiting man thinks the time long. View proverb
Irish Proverb
A waiting appetite kindles many a spite. View proverb
Italian Proverb
It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Fortune does not stand waiting at any one's door. (Dutch Proverb)
Nothing is worse than waiting or chasing. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry. View proverb
Native American Proverb
We are the ones we have been waiting for. View proverb
Hopi Indian Proverb
To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
If someone is waiting for something important they wouldn't die until they achieve it. View proverb
African Proverb
The worm that exposes itself on the ground is waiting for a lucky bird to devour it. View proverb
African Proverb
Fixing the known is better than waiting for the unknown. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
At night one takes eels, it is worth waiting sometimes. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Even the highest tree has an axe waiting at its foot. View proverb
Kurdish 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)
It's good to hope, it's the waiting that spoils it. View proverb
Yiddish Proverb
People count the faults of those who keep them waiting. View proverb
French Proverb
He who is waiting for someone else's bowl often dines late. View proverb
French Proverb
The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings. View proverb
French Proverb
📖 Waiting Quotes