Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth wh

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. – Ambrose Bierce

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Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions. – Ambrose Bierce

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With close-lipped Patience for our only friend, Sad Patience, too near neighbor to Despair. – Matthew Arnold

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Nature thrives on patience; man on impatience. – Paul Boese

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Slow and steady wins the race. – Aesop

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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue. – Ambrose Bierce

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