"A Watched Pot Never Boils."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "A watched pot never boils."

Meaning: 

Time feels longer when you're waiting for something to happen.

History / Interesting Fact:

‘A watched pot never boils' is attributed to Poor Richard which was the pseudonym that Benjamin Franklin used when publishing his widely popular annual almanac.

Franklin was also a celebrated scientist and therefore would have been well aware that watching a pot has no effect on how long it takes to boil.