Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.

Acquaintance without patience is like a candle with no light.

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his read more

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.

But the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.

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.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

But there are times when patience proves at fault.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a
virtue.

There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a
virtue.