Quotes About Delay

If you are dazzled by the appearance of a promised pleasure, guard yourself against being carried away by it; but let the matter wait, and allow yourself some delay. Then bring to mind both points of time: that in which you will enjoy the pleasure, and that in which you will repent and reproach yourself after you have enjoyed it; and set before you, in opposition to these, how you will rejoice and praise yourself if you abstain.

A person who is responsible will respond to others often immediately, but the people who are irrational will either inordinately delay or usually give no reply in spite of repeated reminder to them via email.

Everything that is cheap is only achieved easily and usually quickly; something which is really precious will definitely take enough time and often is attained very late in life.

Some called it "the Furious Host," but Gabriel thought they were only mildly annoyed. Probably more so than usual since he'd been making them wait.

And even if our dreams are delayed, detoured, or never come about the way we want, we can still hold on to the faithfulness of God.

I was a day late and a dollar short, and every other cliché I could think of.

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.

LEGGE DEI TRENI Se il proprio treno è in ritardo, la coincidenza partirà in perfetto orario.

I honestly thought I was going to win a major championship quicker than what I did, but it clearly took a little bit longer than expected.

Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two years after they ran, and I was aware of the show's cancellation before the characters themselves knew, at least in my corner of the world.

I have a long fuse.

numbed brain a few seconds to process the information.

Por el amor de Dios -murmuró Clotilde Armenta-. Déjenlo para después, aunque sea por respeto al señor obispo.

Winter lingered so long in the lap of Spring that it occasioned a great deal of talk.

I believe that wishes and hopes have a slight negative tinge to them. It is something which postpones what you should get. Prayer is better where you have a direct connection with God and it also has the power to make it happen for you.

I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

'Writing' always means 'not writing' to me because I will do anything to put it off. I think this is mainly because writing anything down and then handing it over to a third party - especially in comedy - is such an exposing act that you naturally want to delay the process.

The soonest available appointment was three weeks out. That's almost unbelievable in a first-world country.

When the dessert cart arrives, don't gaze longingly at forbidden treats. Vow that you will eat all of them sooner or later, but just not tonight. In the spirit of Scarlett O'Hara, tell yourself: Tomorrow is another taste.

I'm waiting for something worth waiting for.

So why are you so mad at me for kissing you?" "Because you took too long. If you'd done that, say, three years ago, we wouldn't have only had one kiss before we both get horribly mutilated.

How long can you wait, alone in the dark? How long can you put off living until all your unfinished business is resolved?

I'm going to buy some green bananas because by the time I get home they'll be ripe.