"I have learned long ago to possess..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
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“it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.”
“The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively, and, to the best of our ability, serve the community in which we live.”
“The kind of propaganda that some of the religious groups, aided and abetted by the opposition, put forth in that campaign utterly disgusted me. If I needed anything to show me what prejudice can do to the intelligence of human beings that campaign was the best lesson I could have had.”
More on Patience
“Bring me a constant woman to her husband, One that ne'er dream'd a joy beyond his pleasure, And to that woman, when she has done most, Yet will I add an honour-a great patience.”
“If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes.”
“Riches amassed in haste will diminish; but those collected by hand and little by little will multiply.”