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Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.
 But the waiting time, my brothers,
 Is the hardest time of all.  
 But the waiting time, my brothers,
 Is the hardest time of all. 
All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope
All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope
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.
Abused patience turns to fury.
Abused patience turns to fury.
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
All things come round to him who will but wait.
All things come round to him who will but wait.
 It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through 
patience.
 [Lat., Durum! sed levius fir read more 
 It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through 
patience.
 [Lat., Durum! sed levius fir patientia
  Quicquid corrigere est nefas.] 
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.