Come what may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate,
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Time is like a river of fleeting events, and its current is strong; as soon as something comes into sight, it is swept past us, and something else takes its place, and that too will be swept away.
—Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philosopher
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74) Irish Novelist, Playwright, Poet
He that can have patience can have what he will.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Wisely and slow;—they stumble that run fast.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
—Anatole France (1844–1924) French Novelist
Patience and fortitude conquer all things.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
—Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American Inventor, Scientist, Entrepreneur
Time bears away all things, even the mind.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
—Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) French Poet, Short Story Writer
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them—every day begin the task anew.
—Francis de Sales (1567–1622) French Catholic Saint
Our toil is sweet with thankfulness, Our burden is our boon; The curse of earth’s gray morning is The blessing of its noon.
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–92) American Quaker Poet, Abolitionist
How poor are they that have not patience? What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Genius is eternal patience.
—Michelangelo (1475–1564) Italian Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet, Engineer
Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit.
—German Proverb
The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.
—H. G. Wells (1866–1946) English Novelist, Historian, Social Thinker
He that can’t endure the bad will not live to see the good.
—Yiddish Proverb
Young people, especially, are looking for religion so desperately that they are inventing new ones. They should not have to invent new ones; the old religions are pretty good.
—Irving Kristol (1920–2009) American Political Writer, Publisher
Serene I fold my hands and wait.
—John Burroughs (1837–1921) American Naturalist, Writer
Time brings all things to pass.
—Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Playwright
Were it possible for us to see further than our knowledge reaches, perhaps we would endure our sadnesses with greater confidence than our joys. For they are moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown.
—Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) Austrian Poet
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
—Bernard Williams (1929–2003) English Philosopher
Time, in the turning-over of days, works change for better or worse.
—Pindar (c.518–c.438 BCE) Greek Lyric Poet
Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
—C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) Irish-British Academic, Author, Literary Scholar
Your three best doctors are faith, time, and patience.
—Unknown
That’s the advantage of having lived 65 years. You don’t feel the need to be impatient any longer.
—Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) American Novelist, Playwright
The race is not [always] to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
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