Patience Quotes

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

17396 quotes

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"Constant vigilance in small matters is the best guardian of great ones."
Robert E. Lee
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"The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so quick."
Robert E. Lee
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"Patience is the virtue of kings who wish to remain kings."
William the Conqueror
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"The sea teaches patience to those who sail upon it long enough."
Horatio Nelson
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"Patience is not the absence of action, but action tempered with wisdom."
Horatio Nelson
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"An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure."
Genghis Khan
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"Patience is not weakness; it is the ultimate expression of strength."
Frederick the Great
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"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Joan of Arc
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong, not the weakness of the weak."
Arthur Wellesley
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"I have learned that patience is not passivity, but active forbearance."
Arthur Wellesley
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"Patience is the virtue of kings; haste is the folly of fools."
William the Conqueror
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Hannibal Barca
"Patience is a virtue."
Hannibal Barca
"Patience is the virtue of kings."
Hannibal Barca
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"The sea teaches patience to those willing to learn."
Horatio Nelson
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"The patient man achieves what the hasty man destroys."
Frederick the Great
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"A moment of patience is a moment well spent."
Frederick the Great
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"Patience in hardship reveals the strength of one's character."
Saladin
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"A temporary truce that leads to lasting peace is preferable to endless conflict."
Saladin
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"Patience is the art of concealing impatience."
Genghis Khan
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"Patience is the virtue that allows virtue to flourish."
Joan of Arc
"In patience lies the virtue of those who understand their own weakness."
Hannibal Barca
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"Patience in preparation prevents poor performance in battle."
William the Conqueror
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"Patience is power; the longer you wait, the stronger you become."
Julius Caesar
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"In ancient times the skillful warriors first made themselves invincible, and then awaited the enemy's moment of vulnerability."
Sun Tzu
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"Patience is not the absence of action, but right action at the right time."
Saladin
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"Patience is the oil that keeps the machinery of life running smoothly."
Saladin
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"I have learned that patience is not weakness, but the highest form of strength."
Frederick the Great
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"The patience required to master an art is the same patience required to rule a nation."
Frederick the Great
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"I have found that patience is not weakness, but the strength to endure."
Joan of Arc