"Patience is so like fortitude that she..." - Quote by Aristotle
Patience is so like fortitude that she seems either her sister or her daughter.
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“One of the expressions of Western over-reliance on technology can be seen in the lack of patience in industrial society. When you deal with technology, everything happens at the touch of a button. This conditions you to become so impatient that when you have an emotional or personal crisis, you don't allow time for the solution to take effect. This leads to all sorts of rash responses, like quarrels, fights and so on.”
“To give and receive advice - the former with freedom, and yet without bitterness, the latter with patience and without irritation - is peculiarly appropriate to geniune friendship.”
“Nature is slow, but sure; she works no faster than need be; she is the tortoise that wins the race by her perseverance.”