Quotes About Patience

I'm quiet for a long moment, and Velva just sits with me, waiting. She's good at that. Just being a companion, not pushing or prodding, but waiting as if she has all the time in the world. Why is it that a woman of 94, who probably has very little time left, can be far more patient that an woman of 30 who has a lot of years ahead of her?

If he doesn't want to change now, he never will. And if he is capable of changing, waiting for tomorrow robs you of your dreams for today.

Life is hopefully long, so I don't know what the future will bring.

My garden is my favorite teacher.

God is a God of journeys. You may feel stuck but you are not stuck. You are moving through this with Him. Read these words from the Bible:

Sometimes the purpose of prayer is to get us out of circumstances, but more often than not, the purpose of prayer is to get us through them. . . We need to ask God to give us the grace to sustain, the strength to stand firm, and the willpower to keep on keeping on. Mark Batterson

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. Corrie ten Boom

There is a necessary gestation period during which a writer should protect his work, because the minute he sends it out, or joins a writing group, or enrolls in an MFA program, he engages the part of himself that is focused on the result more than the work. For

From the age of six, I have known that I was sexy. And let me tell you it has been hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.

I think I showed my restraint by not pulling her hair out by the roots.

What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?

Longevity can't be the only test of love.

Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely.

You can have it all, just not all at the same time.

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Of course the reason that all the children in our town like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is because Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle likes children, she enjoys talking to them and best of all they do not irritate her.

I have no patience with women who complain because their mothers or their husband's mothers have to live with them. To my prejudice eye, a child's life without a grandparent en residence would be a barren thing.

When we pray we should ask the Lord to reveal His will to us and then pray accordingly, act obediently and wait patiently.

Someday, Sarah, someone will come along and give you the moon, and the stars too.

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.

I wonder if the country will ever heal from the war?" ... "It won't be anytime soon. Maybe not even in our lifetimes.

I don't have the desire nor the patience to argue laws that only one race has to abide by.

From your lips to the good Lord's ears.