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 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.] 
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.
Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.
Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
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.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
 Or arm th' obdured breast
 With stubborn patience as with triple steel.  
 Or arm th' obdured breast
 With stubborn patience as with triple steel. 
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.