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Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
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.
He that can have Patience, can have what he will
He that can have Patience, can have what he will
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
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.