Thinking to get all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it to find—nothing.

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so act toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.

Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owning more to patient attention, than to any other talent.

Two of the hardest tests in life: The patience to wait for the right moment and the courage to accept whatever you encounter.

No thing great 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.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.