Quotes: Patience

(the most important trait to cultivate if you are always punctual)

impatient
1. Not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
2. Indicating lack of patience; such as, an impatient answer.
3. Restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.
patience
1. The quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
2. An ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay; such as, to have patience with a slow learner.
3. Quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence.
patient
1. A person who is under medical care or treatment.
2. A person or thing that undergoes some action.
3. Bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.
4. Characterized by or expressing such a quality; such as, a patient smile.
5. Quietly and steadily persevering or diligent; especially, in detail or exactness.

Quotations

The real secret of patience is to find something else to do while you are waiting.
—Anonymous


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