"Patience is a flatterer, sir - and an ass, sir." - Aphra Behn, The Feigned Curtezans

"PATIENCE, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue." - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

"He preacheth patience that never knew pain." - Henry George Bohn, Handbook of Proverbs

"Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

"Wise to resolve, and patient to perform." - Homer

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew." - Francis de Sales

"Do not be quick to blame the encroachment of civilization for the lights on the horizon of your night sky; they may be the rising moon." - Van Hoosear, Todd Ellis (1969- ) 15 May 1994