Quotes About Patience

This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

When Vul and Pashler let three weeks pass before asking their subjects the same question again, the benefit rose to one-third the value of a second opinion.

The pleasure we found in working together made us exceptionally patient; it is much easier to strive for perfection when you are never bored.

You can feel Simon's impatience with the mythologizing of expert intuition when he writes: "The situation has provided a cue; this cue has given the expert access to information stored in memory, and the information provides the

Individuals who uncritically follow their intuitions about puzzles are also prone to accept other suggestions from System 1. In particular, they are impulsive, impatient, and keen to receive immediate gratification.

Walter Mischel and his students exposed four-year-old children to a cruel dilemma. They were given a choice between a small reward (one Oreo), which they could have at any time, or a larger reward (two cookies) for which they had to wait 15 minutes under difficult conditions.

every human being has had the experience of not telling someone to go to hell. One

We cover long distances by taking our time and conduct our mental lives by the law of least effort.

Unfortunately, she tends to say the first thing that comes into her mind. She probably also has trouble delaying gratification. Weak System 2.

if we want people to feel that they have been treated with respect and dignity, we might have to tolerate some noise.

Ehe. Das Geheimnis ist, dass man sich ja doch liebt. Ich würde nicht ohne sie sein wollen - selbst ihr Schauspielerlachen würde mir fehlen. Und sie nicht ohne mich. Wenn man einander nur nicht unterdessen so auf die Nerven fiele.

Tómate más tiempo y abarca menos terreno.» THOMAS MERTON

I now realize that I habitually fight against a leisurely pace; I resist giving in to slowness.

God's call to faithfulness can sometimes be a summons to be still and wait. There is a creative waiting as well as a creative acting.

Keep in mind that everyone is doing the best they possibly can and realize that if they knew better, they'd do better—therefore, be gentle.

Relax. Everything will resolve itself in time— this is the way of the world.

The only thing more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack is finding a needle in a needlestack.

A world full of people who want to know what you will be, what is your skill and what is your purpose. In the north, if a man had come and said "What will you be? What will you do?" I would have laughed at this kind of person that lives all the time in the future.

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success.

I knew you're a God of love. You're always ready to change your mind about punishing people." -Jonah

El tiempo de leer, como el tiempo de amar, dilatan el tiempo de vivir.

On se prépare à la jouissance du siècle, et, le moment venu, elle a un goût de Fernet Branca. Sur ce point comme sur quelques autres, Julia a raison : ne jamais investir dans la promesse du plaisir. Tout de suite ou pas du tout.

El tiempo para leer como el tiempo para amar dilatan el tiempo para vivir