Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

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

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.

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

Be patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming.

A patient man will eat ripe fruit.

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