The real voyage of discovery
consists not in seeking new landscapes
but in having new eyes.

-Marcel Proust

For fast acting relief,
try slowing down.

-Lily Tomlin

Endeavor to be patient
in bearing the defects and infirmities of others,
of what sort soever they be;
for thou thyself also hast many failings
which must be borne with by others.

-Thomas a Kempis

I should have this tattooed on the palm of my hand.
I was not blessed with the gift of patience,
and the heat is making all us snippy.

In fact, these days the a Kempis quote is being fast followed by John Dryden’s

“Beware of the fury of a patient man.”

Are you blessed with the patience of a saint?
How do you talk yourself down from losing your temper?
Even if you’re pretty sure you have every right to be mad?