Genius is eternal patience.
Michelangelo
architect, poet, and engineer)
No, I will be the pattern
of all patience;
I will say nothing.
William Shakespeare
Whoever is out of patience
is out of possession
of their soul.
Francis Bacon,
1st Viscount St Alban
scientist, jurist, orator, essayist and author)
Have patience
with all things.
But, first of all
with yourself.
Saint Francis de Sales
Abused patience
turns to fury.
Thomas Fuller
remembered for his writings,
particularly his Worthies of England)
We have no patience
with other people’s vanity
because it is offensive
to our own.
François VI,
Duc de La Rochefoucauld,
Prince de Marcillac
Patience and time
do more than
strength or passion.
Jean de La Fontaine
known above all for his Fables)
Trees that are slow
to grow
bear
the best fruit.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin,
known by his stage name Molière
Beware the fury
of a patient man.
John Dryden
and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668)
Patience and diligence,
like faith,
remove mountains.
William Penn
