Article January 21, 1905 Issue

Patience

EVELYN SYLVESTER KNOWLES

It would be difficult to find a better definition of patience than that conveyed by the last three words of Milton's matchless line,—

They also serve who only stand and wait.

While the words in themselves do not literally define patience, they suggest most happily the mental attitude indicative of that quality. The act of "standing" dissipates any idea of listlessness in connection with the "waiting;" while it shows a readiness for action in the most manly of postures.

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