Who said "Patience is the virtue of the strong."?

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

Patience is the virtue of the strong. - Théophile Gautier

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

Théophile Gautier Patience

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

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