I do not agree with the saying that patience is just a mere form of despair disguised as a virtue. Patience is not passively waiting until the storm is over, it is acting, it is doing, it is engaging in something with the fullness of hope and conviction. It is an essential life tool, we don't reap immediately what we sow
It is a known fact that the tide has changed in this digital age. The quest for success now seems overnight. And if it is not happening now or now now. We loose sight of the greater picture which requires that time honoured trait to reach.
Most of the time, real success comes in the shape of pains, losses and failure. Our reaction to these things determines how we are going to turn it into blessings. Patience is all that is required.
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Here are today's ten timeless quotes
Patience is the weapon that forces deception to reveal itself
- Mike Murdock
No road is too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste;and no honours are too distant for the man who prepares himself for them with patience
- Jean de la Bruyere
The impatient driver is the next patient-if he survives
- Anonymous
Life, if it is going to be abundant, must have plenty of hills and valleys. It must have plenty of sunshine and rough weather. It must be rich in obfuscation and perspiscacity. It must be packed with days of danger and of apprehension.
- Tai Solarin
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
- Lord Chesterfield
Losers focus on what they are going through, while champions focus on what they are going to gain
- Mike Murdock
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
- Hannah Moore
Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly
- Statius
Sometimes things aren’t clear right away. That’s where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.
- Mary Pierce
Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.
- Eknath Easwaran