Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength

Quote by Edward G Bulwer-Lytton

Topics: Patience Quotes

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no...

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no...

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at...

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at...

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

A lot of women from conversation could fall in love and that's a scary thing,...

A lot of women from conversation could fall in love and that's a scary thing,...

Stupid conversations make sense when you are talking to someone special.

Stupid conversations make sense when you are talking to someone special.

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

Dear teacher, I talk no matter where I am. Moving my seat will not help.

Dear teacher, I talk no matter where I am. Moving my seat will not help.

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

Men view discussion as the art of trying to keep their wives quiet, women see...

Men view discussion as the art of trying to keep their wives quiet, women see...

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.