"Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul." ― Francis Bacon Topic(s): Patience More From Francis Bacon "Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set." "Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom." "I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death." More In Patience "Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."― Margaret Thatcher "With love and patience, nothing is impossible."― Daisaku Ikeda "So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had a strong sense of there being a patriarchy."― Thomas Keneally