Rome wasn't built in a day

Cultural  

1. Valuable projects take time.

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Rome wasn't built in a day Idioms  

1. Important work takes time. This expression functions as an injunction or plea for someone to be patient. For example, You can't expect her to finish this project in the time allotted; Rome wasn't built in a day. This phrase was a French proverb in the late 1100s but was not recorded in English until 1545.

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Example Sentences

“I think their goal is trying to foster changes and improvements in those countries. The difficulty with that goal is Rome wasn’t built in a day and you have a border crisis right now,” said Leon Fresco, an immigration attorney who was a Justice Department official in the Obama administration.

From Washington Post

“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he said.

From Washington Times

“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he added, “and neither is any successful farm that’s out there.”

From Washington Post

“Rome wasn’t built in a day. We’re building something much bigger than Rome,” Wallis said.

From Seattle Times

“Rome wasn’t built in a day but these days it feels as if it may collapse in one” reads a headline in The Guardian last year.

From Fox News