Who said "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."?

This quote is attributed to Gérard de Nerval.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. - Gérard de Nerval

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

Gérard de Nerval Patience

Poet Writer French 1808–1855

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