Patience Quotes

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

17396 quotes

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"Patience is the art of wanting something badly enough to wait."
John French
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"Patience in adversity is the mark of a true soldier."
Douglas Haig
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"Patience is not weakness; it is the strategic choice to move when the time is right."
Pershing
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"In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience."
Bernard Montgomery
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"I have learned that patience is often more powerful than force."
Bernard Montgomery
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"Strategic patience is the virtue that separates great commanders from reckless ones."
Edmund Allenby
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"In patience lies the secret door to understanding."
John French
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"Patience is the virtue of kings and generals."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"Patience in preparation prevents poor performance in battle."
Paul von Hindenburg
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"I have learned that patience is often confused with weakness by the foolish."
Paul von Hindenburg
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"In the architecture of a meaningful life, patience is the cornerstone upon which all else is built."
John French
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"Patience is the ultimate virtue of a commander."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"Patience accomplishes its object while haste fails."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"Patience and courage are the virtues of the wise."
Napoléon III
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"The desert teaches patience to those willing to listen."
Edmund Allenby
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"Strategic patience is more valuable than tactical brilliance."
Edmund Allenby
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"Patience in analysis prevents haste in action."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"In the study of history, patience reveals what haste obscures."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"Circumstances have prevented me from giving this matter the thought its importance demands."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Patience in preparation is the mark of a true soldier."
Douglas Haig
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"Patience in small matters prevents great disasters."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"The discipline of patience is the rarest and most valuable discipline."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means so limited."
Robert E. Lee
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"A man must learn to endure what he cannot change."
Napoléon III
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"Patience with purpose is not weakness, but profound strength."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"Patience is not passivity; it is the art of waiting with purpose."
Edmund Allenby
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"The patience to wait for the right moment is often what separates victory from defeat."
Edmund Allenby
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"All truly great things were accomplished without haste."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Patience in small matters leads to success in great ones."
Ulysses S. Grant