OXFORD 9000
📚 proverb • entry_id 30571

Rome wasn't built in a day

/ˈɹəʊm ˌwɒzənt ˈbɪlt‿ɪn‿ə ˈdeɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Roma no se hizo en un día • no se ganó Zamora en una hora
It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.
I know this project is a big undertaking, but you need to have patience and be hopeful. Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Rome was not built in one day (quoth he), and yet stood / Till it was finisht, as some say, full fayre.
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