A thoughtful delay is often preferable to a hasty action. - Louis XVI

"A thoughtful delay is often preferable to a hasty action."

Louis XVI Patience

King, Monarch French 1754–1793

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"Hang on, my friend, to your courage and to yourself."

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"The throne is not a bed of roses."

"My ministers are the most noble advisors a king could wish for."

"Patience is a virtue I'm still learning."

"I may be a redhead, but I'm not a hothead."

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"Patience is a virtue I never learned."