Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. -David Star Jordan.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. -David Star Jordan.

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow read more

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
not have great account to read more

If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
not have great account to render at my death.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his read more

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by read more

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by hir wordes ne his face
Biforn the fold, ne eek in her absence,
Ne shewed she that hir was doon offence.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.

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.