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._