Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

All things come round to him who will but wait.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

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.]

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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

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

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

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.