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.

The worst speak something good; if all want sense,
God takes a text, and preacheth patience.

The worst speak something good; if all want sense,
God takes a text, and preacheth patience.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

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.

There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.

There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through
patience.
[Lat., Durum! sed levius fir read more

It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through
patience.
[Lat., Durum! sed levius fir patientia
Quicquid corrigere est nefas.]