Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

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

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.

Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
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Every one ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
[Lat., Sua quisque exempla debet aequo animo pati.]

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his read more

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.

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.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.