Patience is how nature keeps time—quiet, steady, faithful. As Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds us: “Adopt the pace of Nature; her secret is patience.”🌴💫
“He that has no patience has nothing at all.” ~ Italian Proverb
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” ~ Aristotle
“Genius is eternal patience.” ~ Michelangelo
“I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.” ~ Dutch Proverb
“All things pass… Patience attains all it strives for.” ~ St. Teresa
“Better to complete a small task well, than to do much imperfectly.” ~ Plato
“If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.” ~ A. A. Milne
“Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook.” ~ Brian Adams
“Paper has more patience than people.” ~ Anne Frank
“Patience and fortitude conquer all things.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.” ~ Edmund Burke, Works
“Patience is the mother of joy.” ~ William Bryant Logan
“Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.” ~ Edward Bulwer‑Lytton
“It is very strange that the years teach us patience, that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.” ~ Elizabeth Taylor, A Wreath of Roses
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” ~ Arnold Glasgow
“As any gardener will tell you, the cycles of nature require patience. Even a fast‑growing vegetable like a radish requires time.” ~ M. J. Ryan, Power of Patience
“Patience furthers.” ~ Lama Surya Das, Buddha Is as Buddha Does