Patience is, therefore, the faculty of enduring a painful sensation, and yet looking confidently and steadily to the … - William Pinnock

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It is a fearful mistake to believe that because our wishes are not accomplished they can do no harm.

William Pinnock

Patience is, therefore, the faculty of enduring a painful sensation, and yet looking confidently and steadily to the period when that sensation shall cease.

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