And because it is so, he exhorteth to give diligence to make your calling and election sure, by giving all diligence to add to faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity, for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

But perseverance is my glory, and patience my handmaid, when I have in view an object worthy of my attempts.

" The ultimate effects of perseverance, coupled with time, is thus shown: "With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry tree becomes satin.

There's a future wonder, may be Sure a present magic baby; (Patience, friend, I know your looks What has that to do with books?)

Perseverance his glory; patience his hand-maid.

I wonder whether Bell or Bess, It is he most admires, Even Mistress Match'em cannot guess It really patience tires.

Pride is the hate of his soul, and patience the worker of his peace.