Patience Quotes

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

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"I have learned that patience in engineering is as important as precision in calculation."
George Stephenson
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"To create something of lasting value, one must be willing to invest years in refinement."
George Stephenson
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"I have learned that patience is not a virtue granted to the few, but a skill developed by the many."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The path to mastery is a long one, requiring patience, dedication, and an unwillingness to accept mediocrity."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Patience is not the absence of ambition; it is ambition tempered by wisdom."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Patience with imperfection leads to perfection in the end."
Richard Arkwright
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"Patience is not idleness; true patience is the active waiting of one who prepares for opportunity."
Richard Arkwright
"I have learned that patience in business is as valuable as brilliance."
Matthew Boulton
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"Patience is not the absence of action; it is action guided by wisdom."
John Wanamaker
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"Patience is a virtue."
Frank Woolworth
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"Patience brings peace."
Frank Woolworth
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"Patience in building a business is patience in building a legacy."
Marshall Field
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"Patience is not inaction; it is deliberate action at the right moment."
Marshall Field
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"Patience in engineering is not weakness; it is the foundation of all great works."
George Stephenson
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"Patience in engineering is not weakness; it is the foundation of permanence."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Patience is the virtue of those who understand that great things require great time."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Patience is not passivity; it is the calm confidence of one who knows his way."
Richard Arkwright
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"Patience and persistence are the key to success."
James Cash Penney
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"Life teaches us that haste leads to waste."
John Wanamaker
"A skilled craftsman knows that haste produces waste; patience is the virtue of mastery."
Jedediah Strutt
"Patience with oneself during the learning process determines whether mastery is ever achieved."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Patience in the pursuit of excellence is never wasted patience."
Frank Woolworth
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"I learned that patience is not about waiting; it is about persisting with purpose."
Frank Woolworth
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"The railway taught me patience; for a project of such magnitude cannot be rushed."
George Stephenson
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"Patience is a virtue learned in the workshops of patient men."
George Stephenson
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"Patience in planning saves time in execution."
George Stephenson
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"Time spent in careful planning is never time wasted; it is the foundation of all achievement."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I have no patience for those who cite impossibility without first attempting the possible."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The merchant who listens learns the secrets of his trade."
John Wanamaker
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"The patient merchant outsmarts the hasty one every time."
John Wanamaker