Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
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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.

And I must bear
What is ordained with patience, being aware
Necessity doth front the universe
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And I must bear
What is ordained with patience, being aware
Necessity doth front the universe
With an invincible gesture.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in one ahead.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in one ahead.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]

There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a
virtue.

There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a
virtue.

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.