Good things come to those who wait.

Meaning: If you are patient and willing to wait, you will eventually get what you want.

Choice of Words: Good means positive or desirable. Things are objects or events. Come means to move towards or arrive at a place. Those refers to people or things that have been mentioned before. Wait means to stay in one place and not move until something happens. Putting them together, good things come to those who wait means positive or desirable things happen to people who are patient and willing to wait.

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Patience is a virtue.

Meaning: This sentence is another proverb that teaches us to be patient. It means that being patient is a good quality to have.

Choice of Words: Patience is the ability to wait calmly and without getting upset. Virtue is a good quality or characteristic. When you put them together, "Patience is a virtue" means that being patient is a good thing and is a sign of a good person.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Meaning: This proverb teaches us to be patient and to take our time. It means that if we are slow and steady, we will eventually be successful.

Choice of Words: Slow means not moving or happening quickly. Steady means constant or unchanging. Wins means to be successful in a competition or contest. Race is a competition to see who can reach a finish line first. When you put them together, "Slow and steady wins the race" means that it is better to be slow and steady than to be fast and reckless. It is important to take your time and do things carefully, especially when you are trying to achieve a goal.

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