Patience Quotes

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

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"Patience is the virtue of the strong, not the weak."
Poincaré, Henri
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"Patience is the art of waiting without anxiety, which requires both wisdom and faith."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"Do you know why people like talking to you? It's because you listen to them carefully and don't interrupt."
Turing, Alan
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"Understanding requires patience with both the material and with oneself."
Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan
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"Mathematics teaches patience through the necessity of logical steps."
Hilbert, David
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"Patience is not the absence of action, but right action at the right time."
Church, Alonzo
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"To be patient is to be powerful."
Church, Alonzo
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"Patience is the virtue of those who understand that all things come to those who wait."
Poincaré, Henri
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"Patience is the virtue that endures when all else fails."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"Patience is wisdom in action."
Dummett, Michael
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"Patience teaches us to accept what we cannot control."
Dummett, Michael
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"Patience is knowing when to act and when to wait."
Dummett, Michael
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"Patience is the practice of trust in time."
Dummett, Michael
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"I believe we must cultivate intellectual humility in the face of infinity."
Gödel, Kurt
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"We must learn to live with the incompleteness of our understanding."
Gödel, Kurt
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"Patience with difficult problems yields deeper insights."
Nagel, Thomas
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience brings peace."
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience is the discipline of allowing things their proper time to unfold"
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience is the recognition that some things cannot be rushed without ruining them"
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience in research is often rewarded with unexpected discoveries."
Turing, Alan
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"Patience is not about waiting; it is about maintaining perspective while pursuing your goals."
Dennett, Daniel
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"Patience is a virtue that pays dividends."
Dennett, Daniel
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"Patience is not passivity; it is the deliberate choosing of timing over urgency."
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience allows us to see what haste obscures."
Jackson, Frank
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"Understanding requires patience and care"
Davidson, Donald
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"Patience is essential to the virtuous life."
Foot, Philippa
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"Patience is the virtue of understanding that change takes time."
Dennett, Daniel
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"Patience is not weakness; it is the strength to wait for what matters."
Jackson, Frank
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"Patience is not passive; it is active trust."
Jackson, Frank