A noble, courageous man is recognizable by the patience he shows in adversity.

Never cut what you can untie.

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

You lose a little but gain a lot by being patient.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering.

But the waiting time, my brothers, Is the hardest time of all.

Let us proceed with caution, and concentrating our strength, add to it daily by winning over to our side those barons who are vassals of Shimazu. Then, when Satsuma stands alone, like a tree shorn of its leaves and branches, we will attack and destroy the root.