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.]

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.