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Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.
I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
By time and toil we sever
What strength and rage could never.
[Fr., Patience et longueur de read more
By time and toil we sever
What strength and rage could never.
[Fr., Patience et longueur de temps.
Font plus que force ni que rage.]
There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.
There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
His patient soul endures what Heav'n ordains,
But neither feels nor fears ideal pains.
His patient soul endures what Heav'n ordains,
But neither feels nor fears ideal pains.