"Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself." ― Saint Francis de Sales Topic(s): Sympathy Tags: patience, things More From Saint Francis de Sales "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." "A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship." "Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections." More In Sympathy "Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children."― Michael Gove "Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us."― Meister Eckhart "The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy."― Irving Babbitt