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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.]
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
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.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience is 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.
For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.
For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.