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Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the read more
Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel into the other.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.
But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
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?
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 bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.