Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a ma

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. – Lord Chesterfield

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In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybodys torments in this world or the next laid to my charge. – Lord Chesterfield

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As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless. – Lord Chesterfield

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Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. – Lord Chesterfield

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My relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra brought me many times to London and I will always reflect positively on that early period of development with them – their patience, their warmth, their dedication. – Gustavo Dudamel

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The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. – Tom Lantos

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I think theres not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector. – Kathleen Wynne

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I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting. – Robert Falcon Scott

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I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all. – Michelangelo

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I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself. – Michel de Montaigne

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