I will be the pattern of all patience.

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence—natural ability notwithstanding.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

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

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.

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

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

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

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