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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. read more
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.
Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
Patience and fortitude conquer all things
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the read more
Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel into the other.
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.]
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.
