Famous Quotes

"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."

George Washington on Patience

More quotes about Patience

• "Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."

  Carl Jung on Patience

• "Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come."

  Robert H. Schuller on Patience

• "Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

  Napoleon Hill on Patience

• "We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world."

  Helen Keller on Patience

• "How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?"

  William Shakespeare on Patience

More quotes by George Washington

• "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

• "It is better to be alone than in bad company."

• "It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company."

• "Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive."

• "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."