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Quote by Thomas Aquinas
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfecti

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin. – Thomas Aquinas

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The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing. – Thomas Aquinas

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Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. – Thomas Aquinas

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Our patience will achieve more than our force. – Edmund Burke

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I think you can judge from somebodys actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, theres a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve. – George W. Bush

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Patience cant be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it. – Eknath Easwaran

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Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. – James J. Corbett

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