patience Quotes

"Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies."

People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

We weren't trying to just go public and get rich. There was no near-term thing. It always was this many-decades thing where there were no shortcuts and we'd sort of put one foot in front of the other.

"Everything you want is coming. Relax and let the universe pick up the details."

A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear... ...

You always overestimate what you can get done in a year and underestimate what you can get done in 10 years.

Great and frequent reverses can crush and mar our bliss both by the pain they cause and by the hindrance they offer to many activities. Yet nevertheless even in adversity nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe... ...

"You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak."

Patience is so like fortitude that she seems either her sister or her daughter.

Patience is a key element of success.

It's quick to want to be friends, but true friendship takes time to grow.