Abused patience turns to fury.

Abused patience turns to fury.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.

Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

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

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

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

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.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.

But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.