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"There are two main human sins from which all the others derive: Impatience and indolence. It was because of Impatience that they were expelled from Paradise, it is because of indolence that they do not return. Yet perhaps there is only one major sin: Impatience. Because of Impatience they were expelled, because of Impatience they do not return." »Franz Kafka
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"Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin Impatience. Because of Impatience we are driven out of Paradise because of Impatience we cannot return." »Franz Kafka
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"There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring Impatience and Laziness." »Franz Kafka
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"There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness." »Franz Kafka
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"It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with Impatience those who utter praises of themselves." »Demosthenes
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"To bemoan the messiness of politics is not just a folly it betrays a dangerous Impatience with basic realities. It is like becoming disturbed that people do not fall in love sensibly -- and so deciding to computerize the problem." »Theodore Roszak
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"A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all Impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and interest in your mind, which, like a sponge shall suck up your attention and keep you from brooding over what displeases you." »Joseph Rickaby
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"There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than Impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good." »Samuel Johnson
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"Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success." »Brian Adams
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