Quotes About Patience

Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.

The earth was made round so we would not see too far down the road.

Journey is the reward

To wait for someone else, or to expect someone else to make my life richer, or fuller, or more satisfying, puts me in a constant state of suspension; and I miss all those moments that pass. They never come back to be experienced again. —Kathleen Tierney Crilly

The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end. —Baroness Orczy

How comforting to know that all answers are as close as our quiet moments. God never chooses to keep the answers from us. We simply fail to quiet our thoughts long enough to heed them. Our minds race, obsessively, all too often. We jump from one scenario to another, one fear to another, one emotion to another. And each time our thoughts capture a new focus, we push the answer we seek further into the background.

It's about time! It's supposed to be a ritual, not a marathon.

One day, you will say it to me again. You will be sober. And you will mean it.

In the extra innings phase, you can learn from your life and live with vigor and generosity and gratitude. There is the belief that when you lose one sense, the other senses make up for it and become sharper. . . Maybe in extra innings, we discover new skills, such as patience and resilience, even as we accept that what we lost won't come back.

Was auch um mich herum geschah, nie hatte ich das Gefühl, irgend etwas davon hätte mit mir zu tun. Die ganze Zeit über hielt ich gewissermaßen den Atem an und wartete auf meinen Einsatz, wartete auf die entscheidenden Worte, die fallen mussten, damit ich hinter dem Vorhang hervor auf die Bühne treten und mitspielen konnte. Aber das Leben ging weiter und weiter, die Worte fielen nicht, und die Jahre sammelten sich an wie Dreck und Laub in einer Regenrinne.

Life it too short to deal with crazy people.

When to Be Quiet I will have many occasions to open my mouth in the days ahead. But

We need to be willing to set aside the distractions and the next task because reaching our children's hearts requires our attention. Love slows down and listens.

We might have to choose to let go of the need to prove our point, choosing instead to do the right thing: to impart grace and deal with the other person in love and with utmost patience.

We must cease making odious and odorous comparisons and instead embrace our current lot in life—our past, present, and future—welcoming all that God will teach us through it. Only then we will discover the secret Paul knew—that true contentment isn't merely having what we want; it's wanting nothing more than what we already have.

God is patient. He doesn't fly off the handle in anger.

What is the result of intentionally speaking graciously to our family, friends, and other necessary people? Of loving them without stopping? Of containing our anger when we speak and dealing with them in a patient and faithful way? When we choose to lace our words with grace, healing happens: "Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones" (Proverbs 16:24). Yes

He is the One who redirects our plans, frustrates our efforts, and shows us there is something better if we would only trust Him.

Don't say something permanently painful just because you are temporarily ticked off. Will

1. Don't speak too much. 2. Don't speak too soon. 3. Don't speak without first listening. And then the advice? Don't speak at all.

But better a bleeding tongue than a family member's wounded heart. We might have to choose to let go of the need to prove our point, choosing instead to do the right thing: to impart grace and deal with the other person in love and with utmost patience.

the longer you stew, the more likely you are to strike.

In the afternoon we can't forget what God told us in the morning.

But wait. Have you prayed about it?" We are better poised to process life's troubles after petitioning God first. I'm still learning this lesson, but the calm I feel when I get the order straight encourages me to keep on trying.