Patience man ride donkey

proverb PAY-shens MAN ride DANG-ki ˈpeːʃɛns man raɪd ˈdaŋki

Also spelled patience-man-ride-donkey, patient man ride donkey

The patient person reaches their goal, even if slowly — a man with patience will get where he's going riding a plodding donkey, while the impatient one, rushing, comes to grief. A proverb praising patience and steadiness: slow and steady still arrives, so don't be in too much of a hurry.

  • Nuh rush di process — patience man ride donkey.

    Don't rush the process — the patient one still gets there.

  • Him wait him turn an get it; patience man ride donkey.

    He waited his turn and got it; patience wins out.

A traditional proverb praising patience; the patient man arrives on his slow donkey. See [[hurry-hurry-mek-bad-curry]], [[soon-come]].

Patience and steadiness win; don't rush. See [[hurry-hurry-mek-bad-curry]], [[tek-time]].