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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
The heart was made to be broken
The heart was made to be broken
Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely
dread.
[Lat., Graviora quae patiantur videntur jam read more
Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely
dread.
[Lat., Graviora quae patiantur videntur jam hominibus quam quae
metuant.]
The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.
The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.
I worked with patience which means almost power.
I worked with patience which means almost power.
People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.
People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.
Patience means restraining one's inclinations.
Patience means restraining one's inclinations.
They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so read more
They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so meekly,
Spake with us on earth no more!