Leo Tolstoy — The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, 'War and Peace'
Not strength, not speed — patience and time. Tolstoy names the quiet forces that win slow wars: the willingness to wait, and the days that keep arriving on your side.
Fluency yields to exactly these two. You cannot rush a language, but you can keep showing up. Patience and time will take ground that effort alone never could.
Words that widen the world
The capacity to accept delay or difficulty without frustration.
Synonyms: endurance, calm, tolerance
Patience is a language learner's ally.
A brave or experienced fighter.
Synonyms: fighter, champion, soldier
Time is a patient warrior.
Common questions
It means patience and the passage of time are the most powerful forces for achieving difficult, long-term goals.
From Leo Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace'.
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