Tag: patience is a virtue
Worth the wait
Phrase: Worth the wait We live in a world of instant gratification where the phrase worth the wait is not one you often hear. Making it bigger, better, faster, and more – give it to me now – is how we live. Sure, things slowed during the pandemic, but our lives are gradually ramping up again.…
Good things come to those who wait
Expression: Good things come to those who wait The end is fast approaching! The end of the year, that is. That means Christmas is just around the corner with the New Year on its heels. They say good things come to those who wait, and when it pertains to dates on the calendar, we have…
Seek and you shall find
Proverb: Seek, and you shall find Seek, and you shall find success in life. Many people have said various things about achieving success in life. Very few of them have said attaining success is easy. Patience is a virtue and is often a necessary quality when it comes to success in life. There is no…
In the same ballpark
Idiom: In the same ballpark Let’s talk about numbers and what it means to be in the same ballpark. Over the last few years, estimating the value of homes has been very challenging. Home prices in countries from Canada to New Zealand had been rising so fast that asking prices and affordability were not in…
Bide time
Word of the Day: Bide time It’s hard to live by the saying patience is a virtue. However, knowing that the right opportunities will come to you if you bide your time is essential. It is necessary to have patience when you want your life to improve. To bide time means to waste time. When…
Patience is a virtue
Saying: Patience is a virtue On March 11, 2020, slightly more than six months ago, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Many things have changed since then, and many things that were planned to happen never happened. What better time to learn the meaning of the expression patience is a virtue than the present? So,…
A watched pot never boils
Idiom: A watched pot never boils While waiting for something to happen, we can think about nothing else, which makes the time pass even more slowly. That’s where today’s idiom, a watched pot never boils, comes in. A watched pot never boils means for someone who is waiting for something to happen, time will pass…
