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 is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

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.]

Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience, n. -- A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your read more

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.

Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be
beneficial.
[Lat., Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi read more

Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be
beneficial.
[Lat., Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.]

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

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.