Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

Topics: Passion Quotes

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List...

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

All power is a compound of time and patience

All power is a compound of time and patience

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith,...

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith,...

He preacheth patience that never knew pain

He preacheth patience that never knew pain

All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power.

All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power.

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...