Patience Quotes
The hardest virtue. Waiting, enduring, and trusting that things take the time they take.
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"A moment of anger can destroy years of trust."Frank O'Connor
"Patience is not the absence of action; it is right action at the right time."Christy Brown
"Patience is not passivity; it is the strategic deployment of time."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Patience is not about waiting; it's about maintaining hope while you do."Douglas Coupland
"Patience is proof that you believe things can improve."Douglas Coupland
"I have infinite patience with the writer who is trying to say something."Brendan Behan
"Waiting is worse than anything."Margaret Atwood
"Patience is not passive; it's active waiting."Margaret Atwood
"Patience is not the absence of action, but the wisdom of timing."Robertson Davies
"Patience is the art of being at peace with your own becoming."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."Frank O'Connor
"Patience is not passivity; it is purposeful waiting."Frank O'Connor
"Understanding takes time, which is the highest form of respect you can show."Joyce Carol Oates
"Patience is the bridge between dreams and reality."Joyce Carol Oates
"Patience is a virtue worth cultivating."Joyce Carol Oates
"Patience is not passive; it is active waiting with purpose and intention."Sean O'Casey
"Patience is not weakness; it is the strength to wait for the right moment."Sean O'Casey
"Patience is a virtue that gets harder the older you get."Douglas Coupland
"Patience is not about waiting; it's about attitude while waiting."Douglas Coupland
"Patience is the discipline of accepting the pace of life."Douglas Coupland
"We thought we were being mature, but we were only being patient."Margaret Atwood
"I've learned that patience is a virtue, but I've never been very virtuous."Brendan Behan
"The world rewards those who are patient enough to see their plans through."Robertson Davies
"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of the good."Joyce Carol Oates
"Patience is not passivity but the strength to wait."Joyce Carol Oates
"You have to be patient with people. That is what you do when you love someone."Harper Lee
"Patience is not a virtue for the young."Carson McCullers
"We must have patience with the emerging self."Eudora Welty
"Everything meaningful takes time."Eudora Welty
"Patience is not passivity."Margaret Atwood