Quotes About Patience

One says, It is two hours ago; the other says, It is only three-quarters of an hour. I look at my watch, and say to the one, You are weary, and to the other, Time gallops with you; for it is only an hour and a half ago, and I laugh at those who tell me that time goes slowly with me, and that I judge by imagination. They do not know that I judge by my watch.

Be comforted; it is not from yourself that you must expect it, but on the contrary you must expect it by expecting nothing from yourself. (Page 55)

All human troubles derive from our inability to sit still and alone in a room.

Todos los problemas de la humanidad parten de la incapacidad humana de sentarse calmado en una habitación.

I have come to accept that at present I have only a partial view of reality; there are answers I will not be given until I leave this life. I know that my Lord is the God of wheat fields and oak trees, of mountains and valleys, and that His answers, like His works, often require time.

And even if I know myself to be a balky and obstinate ass and have no concept of how the Lord would be able to use me, I can let the matter rest with Him and let Him direct the matter.

There's only one day at a time here, then it's tonight and then tomorrow will be today again.

Why wait any longer for the one you love When he's standing in front of you

An' here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again -Bob Dylan, "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" (1966)

To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying

And here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice. From Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

A lot of time you have to go down many roads to get where you are going…. The important thing is to keep moving…. Or else to stop by the side of the road every once in a while and build a house. I guess that's about the best thing anyone can do.

Time doesn't heal, it accommodates.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there

14The LORD says, "For a long time I have said nothing; I have been quiet and held myself

For we are like olives: only when we are crushed do we yield what is best in us." After

possible the Lord is allowing circumstances to follow a natural course so Daniel will learn a very important lesson.

Christians are hard to tolerate; I don't know how Jesus does it

I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.

The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.

In the days before deathly contrivances hustled them through their lives, and when they had no telephones—another ancient vacancy profoundly responsible for leisure—they had time for everything: time to think, to talk, time to read, time to wait for a lady!

In the days before deathly contrivances hustled them through their lives, and when they had no telephones- they had time for everything: time to think, time to talk, time to read,time to wait for a lady!

No one makes history, no one sees it happen, no one sees the grass grow.

Life is not as easy as croosing a field