| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Wait |
| | | All comes right to him who can wait. French. | 1 |
| An hour of triumph comes at last to them who watch and wait. | 2 |
| Everything comes in time to him that can wait. French. | 3 |
| For the hungry, “wait” is a hard word. | 4 |
| He that makes waits. | 5 |
| He that waits upon another’s trencher, makes many a light dinner. | 6 |
| He who can wait obtains what he wishes. Italian. | 7 |
| He who waits for another man’s trencher often dines in imagination (or with Duke Humphrey). French. | 8 |
| He who waits for another man’s platter has a cold meal. Catalan. | 9 |
| If he wait long enough the world will be his own. Portuguese. | 10 |
| If you have learnt to wait you may be Queen of Sweden. Danish. | 11 |
| It is necessary to wait for the same man. French. | 12 |
| People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. French. | 13 |
| Seven never wait for one. Russian. | 14 |
| The auld aver may die waiting for new grass. | 15 |
| The future belongs to him who knows how to wait. Russian. | 16 |
| To know how to wait is the great secret of success. De Maistre. | 17 |
| To wait upon his preceptors and the aged is the first point of honor and civility. Chinese. | 18 |
| Wait is a hard word to the hungry. German. | 19 |
| When you do not know what to do—wait. | 20 | | |
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