Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention"."Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.

The saying suggests that patience and calm can help someone accomplish a difficult task, just as a burro can climb a palm. This is closest to “Slow and steady wins the race,” which emphasizes persistence rather than rushing. The other sayings have different meanings: for example, “Let sleeping dogs lie” means to avoid stirring up trouble.

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