Patience is not the absence of action; it is the wisdom of t... - Eudora Welty

This quote is attributed to Eudora Welty.

"Patience is not the absence of action; it is the wisdom of timing."

Eudora Welty Patience

Novelist American 1909–2001

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"One place comprehended can make us understand other places better."

"The mind that is wise moistens the roots of the future."

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

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