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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. - Ambrose

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. – Ambrose Bierce

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Scriptures: the sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based. – Ambrose Bierce

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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. – Ambrose Bierce

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I will exercise patience and will provide all facts to the general public. – Yingluck Shinawatra

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Never think that Gods delays are Gods denials. Hold on; Hold fast; Hold out. Patience is genius. – Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon

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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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No, youre not allowed to be bossy when youre married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience. – Star Jones

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The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. – James Bovard

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