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Patience means restraining one's inclinations.
Patience means restraining one's inclinations.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
[Lat., Sua quisque exempla debet aequo animo read more
Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
[Lat., Sua quisque exempla debet aequo animo pati.]
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with read more
Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with blooms he will wig you..
in summer he'll summon
a jade garb
to resprig you..
and in the fall
on patient twigs
with fresh fruit
he'll refig you.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
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.
