For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
Impatience is a bad omen for our hope. It puts our faith in doubt. We wound Christ when we do not accept with equanimity his calling people away, treating them as though they were to be pitied. “I long,” says the apostle, “to be taken up and be with Christ.” How much better is the wish that he expresses! On Patience
