"Patience is the courage of virtue."

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Source : Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1818). “Paul and Virginia: Translated from the French of ...”, p.104

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

#Patience Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“A little work, a little play, To keep us going - and so, good-day!”

Source : George du Maurier (2015). “Trilby”, p.287, Booklassic
“Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals”
“As an adult, it's a huge shock to be orphaned; as a child it's just hideous, ghastly.”
“I still am a geek, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I see no shame in having an unhealthy obsession with something.”
“Meditation did not relieve me of my anxiety so much as flesh it out. It took my anxious response to the world, about which I felt a lot of confusion and shame, and let me understand it more completely. Perhaps the best way to phrase it is to say that meditation showed me that the other side of anxiety is desire. They exist in relationship to each other, not independently.”

Source : Mark Epstein (2006). “Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught”, p.35, Penguin
“The blood, the fountain whence the spirits flow The generous stream that waters every part, And motion, vigor, and warm life conveys To every particle that moves or lives.”
“It is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going.”
“No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.”

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