"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

Patience

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The theme of patience is universal, yet Harriet Adams manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on patience often shapes our reality.

About Harriet Adams

Harriet Stratemeyer Adams was an American juvenile book packager, children's novelist, and publisher who was responsible for some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote the plot outlines for many books in the Nancy Drew series, using characters invented by her father, Edward Stratemeyer. Adams also oversaw other ghostwriters who wrote for these and many other series as a part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, and oversaw the rewriting of many of the novels to update them starting in the late 1950s.

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