# Who started the phrase "Good things come to those who wait"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 16, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-the-phrase-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/384406 "2006-12-16T16:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Toilskt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@Toilskt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toilskt)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-the-phrase-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/384406/1 "2006-12-16T16:29:17Z")

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And is there anyone famous who’s said it?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-the-phrase-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/384406/2 "2006-12-16T16:34:40Z")

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I googled “good things come to those who wait” origin and found this:

[http://www.knls.org/English/trascripts/idiom003.htm](http://www.knls.org/English/trascripts/idiom003.htm)

It’s unknown, but originates in French 500 years ago…

Welcome to the boards(but do try google first)! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Toilskt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@Toilskt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toilskt)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-started-the-phrase-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/384406/3 "2006-12-16T19:24:40Z")

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Thanks, I honestly did google it as I thought it’d come up in Wikiquote, I also used MSN as well lol.