Patience.—There is one form of hope which is never unwise, and which certainly does not diminish with the increase of knowledge. In that form it changes its name and we call it patience.—Bulwer-Lytton.
It's easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.—George Eliot.
Patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ills.—Johnson.
There's no music in a "rest," that I know of, but there's the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the life melody, always talking of perseverance, and courage, and fortitude; but patience is the finest and worthiest part of fortitude, and the rarest, too.—Ruskin.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.—Epictetus.
Enter into the sublime patience of the Lord. Be charitable in view of it. God can afford to wait; why cannot we, since we have Him to fall back upon? Let patience have her perfect work, and bring forth her celestial fruits.—G. MacDonald.
'Tis all men's office to speak patience to those that wring under the load of sorrow; but no man's virtue nor sufficiency to be so moral when he shall endure the like himself.—Shakespeare.
He that hath patience hath fat thrushes for a farthing.—George Herbert.
Imitate time. It destroys slowly. It undermines, wears, loosens, separates. It does not uproot.—Joubert.
God is with the patient.—Koran.