People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

A. A. Milne

Patience is poultice for all wounds.

Irish proverb

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.

Walter Bagehot

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Lao Tzu

A half truth is a whole lie.

Yiddish proverb

The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.

Japanese Proverb