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.

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.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

I worked with patience which means almost power.

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.

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.]

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that read more

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience read more

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.