Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae bleak and bare, sae bleak and bare,
The desert read more

Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae bleak and bare, sae bleak and bare,
The desert were a paradise
If thou wert there, if thou were there.

In this fool's paradise, he drank delight.

In this fool's paradise, he drank delight.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

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 and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

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.

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

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