But I am a patient man. I can wait for hours in the rain
It is astonishing how the human animal survives its misfortunes.
Patience is a good palfrey, and will carry us a long day.
Character is the virtue of hard times.
Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.
If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.
Real faith means holding ourselves open to the unconditional mystery which we encounter in every sphere of our life and which cannot be comprised in any formula. Real faith means the ability to endure life in the face of this mystery.
It's amazing how much punishment we can take.
I have often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortunes.
