Quotes About Patience

She and Marie were Montreal girls, not trained to accompany heroes, or to hold out for dreams, but just to be patient.

late, too, just so you know. Both took off a while ago, maybe half an hour 'fore you got here." "All right," Caine said, "now it's

grasping at straws is the only way to find a needle in a haystack.

waiting for him to start the conversation.

Evelyn: Patience is a virtue... Rick: Not right now, it isn't.

Como se imaginaba su equipo ya estaba trabajando a marchas forzadas. Cada uno se afanaba en su misión, pero nadie iba con prisas. Trabajar rápidamente, les había enseñado Caine, invocando una antigüa regla de entrenador, pero sin prisas. No era un mantra sin sentido: cuando vas con prisas, pasas por alto cosas. No obstante, la lluvia empeoraba y les quedaba poco tiempo. La madre naturaleza hacía de cómplice de un asesino.

I've gotta think before I act

Instead of dropping fruit, I got a small sapling. "On strike again?" I asked my frozen hand, and dropped the mini-tree into my belt. Seconds later, when I got a second one, I absentmindedly stuffed it into the same pouch. That's when I realized that they'd not only shrunk

Sabeth listened when I told her about my experiences, but as one listens to an old man; without interrupting, politely, without believing, without getting excited.

Our journey wasn't easy, though often curious: I bored her with my experience of life, she made me old by waiting from morning to evening, wherever we were, for my enthusiasm . . .

To keep on looking at one's wristwatch, just in order to convince oneself that time is passing is absurd. Time has never yet stood still just because a person is bored and stands at the window, not knowing what he is thinking.

Why should I be melancholy? England wasn't in sight yet.

Always take your profit too soon.

A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we be like that old bird?

Though we may not be able to see His purpose or His plan, the Lord of heaven is on His throne and in firm control of the universe and our lives.

Don't measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.

Though you see nothing, he is acting.

You'll get through this. It won't be painless. It won't be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don't be foolish or naïve. But don't despair either. With God's help you will get through this.

God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.

You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's diaper, forgive your boss's temper, tolerate your spouse's moodiness, you display traces of saintliness.

He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

You'll get through this. You fear you won't. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave. Here in the pits, surrounded by steep walls and angry brothers, we wonder, Will this gray sky ever brighten? This load ever lighten? We feel stuck, trapped, locked in. Predestined for failure. Will we ever exit this pit?

Loosen up. Don't you have some people to hug, rocks to skip, or lips to kiss? . . , Someday you are going to retire; why not today? Not retire from your job, just retire from your attitude. Honestly, has complaining ever made the day better? Has grumbling ever paid the bills? Has worrying about tomorrow ever changed it? Let someone else run the world for a while.