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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet
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"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet"

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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This quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau speaks with the idea that perseverance is a challenging virtue to practice, but the rewards of doing so deserve the effort. Persistence is frequently viewed as a bitter pill to swallow, as it needs us to withstand difficult situations and await the wanted result. However, the sweet fruit of patience is the complete satisfaction of accomplishing our objectives and the assurance that comes with it. Persistence teaches us to be resistant and to rely on that our effort will settle in the end. It likewise helps us to remain concentrated on our objectives and to remain calm in the face of hardship. Persistence is an important ability that can assist us to attain our dreams and to live a more satisfying life.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau This quote is written / told by Jean-Jacques Rousseau between June 28, 1712 and July 2, 1778. He was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 55 other quotes.

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