Patience is of two kinds: patience with what you dislike, and patience against what you love.

No great thing comes into being suddenly, any more than a cluster of grapes or a fig. There must be time: let it flower first, then bear fruit, then ripen.

The strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience.

Patience is the key to relief.

Three feet of ice do not form in a single day.

Little by little becomes plenty, and drop by drop becomes a flood.

Drop by drop, a lake is made.

Let the days do as they will, and keep a contented soul when destiny gives its verdict.

At daybreak, the travelers praise the night's long journey.

Fall down seven times, rise up eight.

To make a mistake and not correct it — that is the real mistake.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment.

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

Every child grows everything depends on the teacher.

I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.