Patch grief with proverbs; make misfortune drunk with candle-wasters; bring him yet to me, and I of him will gather patience.
Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.[Seulement, il faut du temps pour être heureux. Beaucoup de temps. Le bonheur lui aussi est une longue patience.]
No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.
No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience – or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
It takes time for an acorn to turn into an oak, but the oak is already implied in the acorn.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
If he “hath” success, self-confidence, self-control, patience, persistence and determination, to him shall these qualities be increased![Also known as:]Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
He that can have Patience, can have what he will.
He laughs best who laughs at the end.
