Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.

Rule by patience, Laughing Water!

Rule by patience, Laughing Water!

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

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.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.