There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.

There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

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

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope

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.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by read more

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by hir wordes ne his face
Biforn the fold, ne eek in her absence,
Ne shewed she that hir was doon offence.