Patience Quotes

The hardest virtue. Waiting, enduring, and trusting that things take the time they take.

17396 quotes

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"The impatient mind grasps at shadows and misses reality."
Apuleius
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"Patience is the virtue of those who understand the rhythm of existence."
Apuleius
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"The practice of patience separates the wise from the foolish."
Petronius
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"A patient man can move mountains one stone at a time."
Petronius
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"Patience is the virtue that allows wisdom to take root in the human heart."
Porphyry
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"A river that flows unchanged for a thousand years teaches patience to hasty men."
Strabo
"Patience is the virtues of the strong."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"Patience is not the absence of action; rather it is timing."
Juvenal
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong; haste is the weakness of the weak."
Apuleius
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"Patience is the virtue of the true scholar."
Strabo
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"Patience is the virtue of the weak, yet it breaks the strong."
Petronius
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The power of patience is underestimated."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
Juvenal
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"Patience is not passivity; it is active waiting."
Juvenal
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"Patience is the virtue of those who understand the seasons of the soul."
Porphyry
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"Patience is not passivity; it is the wisdom to act at the appointed hour."
Porphyry
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Apuleius
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"Patience is a virtue that rewards the wise."
Martial
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"All things come to those who wait."
Martial
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Patience is rewarded by providence."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The greatest power is often simple patience."
Suetonius
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"Patience is the virtue of the noble."
Suetonius
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"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."
Suetonius
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"When angry, count a hundred before you speak; if very angry, a thousand."
Plutarch
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"Patience is the greatest of virtues."
Tacitus
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"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."
Tacitus
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"The hardest thing is to endure a hard life with patience."
Juvenal
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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
Juvenal