Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. Baltasar Gracian
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. Lord Chesterfield
God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it - but God is building this thing. Willie Aames
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience. Jean de la Bruyere
A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. John Updike
He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience. William Golding
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Thomas Hardy
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Hyman Rickover
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct. Phaedrus
You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience. Stanislaw Lec
Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry. Bret Harte
Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here. Philip Massinger
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. Moliere