a watched pot never boils

Proverb

 * 1) A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: odottavan aika on pitkä
 * French:
 * Hungarian: figyelt fazék sosem forr
 * Italian: il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa
 * Polish: czekającemu czas się dłuży
 * Russian: когда́ ждёшь, вре́мя тя́нется
 * Sicilian: pignata taliata nun vugghi mai
 * Spanish: quien espera, desespera