To be patient is to understand that most things worth having... - José María de Eça de Queirós

This quote is attributed to José María de Eça de Queirós.

"To be patient is to understand that most things worth having are also worth waiting for."

José María de Eça de Queirós Patience

Novelist Portuguese 1845–1900

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