Quotes About Patience

The lesson is simple. Be patient, stay put.

One day the Inuit journeyed out to gather grass along the coast. When they got to where they were going and found the grass stunted by a late spring, they sat down and in Nansen's words "waited for the grass to grow." The lesson is simple. Be patient, stay put.

Our frustration with others is always greatest when we're frustrated with ourselves.

Only an idiot guesses or reasons or deduces ,' the Professor said, patiently.

the God I love and serve hears all prayers. He answers all prayers. Sometimes it is yes. Sometimes it is wait awhile. Sometimes it is no. He knows best.

The problem with our human eyes is that we can only see the right now. But God? He sees around the corner, over the hill, and clean to the horizon. He knows what's comin', an' He knows what we need to be prepared for what's comin'. So sometimes those things we face that we don't understand—the things we think of as bad—are really for our good down the line.

She has lost much, son. We must be patient while we wait for her to smile, ja?

Well, this I can guarantee you: God doesn't always do things the way we think they oughtta be done." Tressa's head shot up, her gaze colliding with Aunt Hattie's. A soft smile warmed the older woman's face. "He always does 'em better. An' when we follow His lead, we discover what's best for us. God doesn't want you to hope only for second best—He wants you to find His very best.

Summer thought about spending the day inside that house with the old woman watching. Silently watching.

Even warriors get weary when the battle doesn't end.

Mack to Abigail (pg. 257) "Psalm 126:5 says, 'They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.' Ma said when she got overwhelmed and needed to have a cry, she could be sure joy would follow the tears. That the tears watered seeds of joy. I've had some of those tears myself.

Time passes in the rain that doesn't fall, in the lakes and rivers that we don't reach.

But what do I do with them?" Miss Smith said "I've never been around children." "Feed them, bathe them, make sure they get plenty of sleep," the doctor said. "They're no more diffi cult than puppies, really." He grinned

Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?

One step, I thought. One step at a time.

I smiled. He looked like he was waiting

Probably hurts him to walk at all, and he couldn't really go faster, not without tripping himself. He's showing sense. This ought to make a big difference." I felt stung. I'd been hurting him, and I didn't know.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

In finding love, I think it's important to be patient. In being in a relationship, I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take.

Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise.

Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.

I told you, lass. One hour or a million. 'Tis enough for me

I am merely biding my time. (Stryder) For what? (Rowena) For the moment when I am out of this cell and am able to wreak havoc on the one who put me here. I'm going to pull out his innards through his nostrils and dance around his entrails. (Stryder)

One day your prince will come. Mine took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.