"Papier ist geduldig" meaning in German

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "paper is patient"
      },
      "expansion": "“paper is patient”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "paper is patient"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “paper is patient”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “paper is patient”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "Papier ist geduldig",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Die Verordnung schreibt doch ganz genau vor, wie in solchen Fällen zu verfahren ist! — Naja, Papier ist geduldig, und hier auf dem Land wird das eben etwas anders gehandhabt.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Bei solchen Formularen braucht man mit der Wahrheit nicht übergenau sein... Papier ist geduldig.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the fact that something has been put in writing does not make it true or certain to be realized"
      ],
      "id": "en-Papier_ist_geduldig-de-proverb-MRgXbjzI"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Papier ist geduldig"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "paper is patient"
      },
      "expansion": "“paper is patient”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "paper is patient"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “paper is patient”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “paper is patient”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "Papier ist geduldig",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
        "German proverbs",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of German usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Die Verordnung schreibt doch ganz genau vor, wie in solchen Fällen zu verfahren ist! — Naja, Papier ist geduldig, und hier auf dem Land wird das eben etwas anders gehandhabt.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Bei solchen Formularen braucht man mit der Wahrheit nicht übergenau sein... Papier ist geduldig.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the fact that something has been put in writing does not make it true or certain to be realized"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Papier ist geduldig"
}