Or arm th' obdured breast
With stubborn patience as with triple steel.

Or arm th' obdured breast
With stubborn patience as with triple steel.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

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.

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

By time and toil we sever
What strength and rage could never.
[Fr., Patience et longueur de read more

By time and toil we sever
What strength and rage could never.
[Fr., Patience et longueur de temps.
Font plus que force ni que rage.]

With strength and patience all his grievous loads are borne,
And from the world's rose-bed he only asks a read more

With strength and patience all his grievous loads are borne,
And from the world's rose-bed he only asks a thorn.