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Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.
Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.
The Lord is good unto them who wait for him, to the soul that
seeketh him.
The Lord is good unto them who wait for him, to the soul that
seeketh him.
Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that read more
Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
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.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.