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.]

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

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

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

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 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.