Patience Quotes

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

17396 quotes

"Patience is the virtue that separates the great from the mediocre."
Matthew Boulton
"Patience with others is kindness; patience with oneself is wisdom."
Matthew Boulton
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"Patience is not weakness; it is the strength to wait."
William Astor
W
"Patience is not passivity; it is strategic waiting."
William Astor
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"The best business decisions are made with a cool head and patient heart."
John Jacob Astor
"Patience is the virtue of those who build lasting things."
Jedediah Strutt
"Great enterprises require great patience and greater vision."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
J
"I have learned that patience in business is often more valuable than haste."
John Jacob Astor
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"I have found that patience in planning saves years of regret."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"I have no patience for laziness, but infinite patience for genuine effort."
Richard Arkwright
R
"A moment's negligence can cost a lifetime's work."
Richard Arkwright
R
"I have learned that patience with processes and impatience with mediocrity create success."
Richard Arkwright
"Progress whispers to those patient enough to listen to the language of machines."
Jedediah Strutt
"Patience in the workshop yields perfection in the marketplace."
Matthew Boulton
"The steam engine is the greatest teacher of patience ever devised."
Matthew Boulton
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"Patience is not passive waiting, but active preparation."
William Astor
W
"Impatience costs more than patience ever could."
William Astor
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"Patience is a virtue."
George Stephenson
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"Patience brings rewards."
George Stephenson
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"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to maintain a good attitude while waiting."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Patience is not a virtue of the weak – it is the weapon of the strategically minded."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
R
"I built my empire one thread at a time, with patience as my greatest tool."
Richard Arkwright
R
"Patience with imperfection is the enemy of progress."
Richard Arkwright
"The textile trades demand both patience and an unwavering commitment to perfection."
Jedediah Strutt
"To create something of lasting value requires patience that few men possess."
Jedediah Strutt
"Patience is not idleness; it is the discipline of timing."
Matthew Boulton
"Nature rewards the patient observer and punishes the careless hand."
Matthew Boulton
J
"Patience is a virtue that will always pay dividends."
John Wanamaker
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"Patience in building a business pays dividends."
Marshall Field
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"Patience brings peace."
Marshall Field