Who has not heard of the saying “Have patience, my friend, have patience; For Rome wasn’t built in a day!”?
Nevertheless, this is not the only wise saying about patience. We have even omitted it from our quote collection as there are so many other, even more significant, and noteworthy words about persistence.
Let these quotes remind you that patience is the ability of humans to live and thrive through challenges.
The following collection contains 50 of the best wise sayings and quotes we could find, arranged by birth year of the author. Enjoy!
Wise to resolve,
and patient to perform.
Homer
greatest of ancient Greek epic poets)
Patience is bitter,
but its fruit is sweet.
Aristotle
Patience is the best remedy
for every trouble.
Plautus
It is easier
to find men
who will volunteer to die,
than to find those
who are willing
to endure pain
with patience.
Gaius Julius Caesar
and notable author of Latin prose)
Bear patiently with a rival.
Publius Ovidius Naso,
known as Ovid
Everyone ought
to bear patiently
the results
of his own conduct.
Phaedrus
Latin author and versifier of Aesop’s fables)
Patience is
the companion of wisdom.
Augustine of Hippo,
also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin
The test of good manners
is to be patient
with the bad ones.
Solomon Ibn Gabirol,
alt. Solomon ben Judah
Have patience.
All things
are difficult before
they become easy.
Saadi of Shiraz
and literary men of the medieval period)
All men commend patience,
although few are willing
to practice it.
Thomas à Kempis
of the late medieval period in the Netherlands,
and the author of The Imitation of Christ)
