Patience Quotes
The hardest virtue. Waiting, enduring, and trusting that things take the time they take.
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"Patience is not a virtue but a necessity when confronting systems of power too vast to overcome quickly."Michel Foucault
"Patience in politics is often mistaken for weakness; it is, in fact, the highest form of strength."Lord Palmerston
"Patience will achieve more with time than force with violence."William Gladstone
"Everything comes to those who wait."Benjamin Disraeli
"A decision about something that cannot be reversed is a sin against the future."John Stuart Mill
"Our patience will achieve more than our force."Edmund Burke
"There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue."Edmund Burke
"Disappointment and regret are the two fruits of rashness."Jeremy Bentham
"I detest surprise visits."Queen Victoria
"I have learned that patience is a great virtue."Queen Victoria
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."Prince Metternich
"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."Queen Victoria
"Patience is a virtue, but excessive patience becomes cowardice."Lord Palmerston
"In diplomacy, as in life, patience and persistence usually prevail."Lord Palmerston
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."Prince Metternich
"Our patience will achieve more than our force."Edmund Burke
"The best security for an enduring change is a long and patient process of time."Edmund Burke
"One must be patient with the inevitable."Wilhelm II
"Patience is a virtue that brings great rewards."Wilhelm II
"Patience yields great fruit."Wilhelm II
"Do nothing hastily but lay your plans with care and deliberation."Benjamin Disraeli
"When you doubt, abstain from judgment."Benjamin Disraeli
"The mark of wisdom is patience in the pursuit of justice."Lord Palmerston
"The machinery of life runs best when we keep our private griefs private."Queen Victoria
"Patience is the virtue of the strong, not the weak."Queen Victoria
"We must not rush through life; there is much to learn along the way."Queen Victoria
"Patience is the virtue that beautifies all others."William Gladstone
"Patience is not weakness; it is the ultimate expression of strength."Prince Metternich
"I have found that the greatest victories often come from patience, not action."Prince Metternich
"Patience is a virtue I have never fully mastered, yet I recognize its value."Wilhelm II