Quotes About Patience

Otherwise he was glad we had missed our landing, for he still had three books to read.

We do what we can. We push on, Esteban, as best we can. It isn't for long, you know. Time keeps going by. You'll be surprised at the way time passes.

Facciamo quello che possiamo. Tiriamo avanti, Esteban, come meglio possiamo. Non dura molto, sai,... Il tempo passa. Ti sorprenderà vedere come passa in fretta".

children are a thing only a parent can stand

she quoted the Spanish proverb, "The oak tree is in the acorn.

They're waitin'. They're witin' for something that they feel is comin'. Something important, and great. Aren't they waitin' for the eternal part in them to come out clear?

I will not die, I'll wait here for you, I feel alive, when you're beside ,I will not die, I'll wait here for you, In my time of dying

What to do, Smita? She had everything but the gift of years. Nothing we can do. What cannot be cured must be endured.

time doesn't heal wounds at all,

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

When you get down on your knees praying for help, God's gonna look at you and keep doing what He was doing

Do not be ill-tempered, regardless of how others treat you.

You know you're the turtle, right? The one who comes and goes as he pleases while I wait for you?

Which one of you is the turtle?" "I'm sorry?" asked Eva. "Which one of you is the turtle? You know, the one who leaves and comes back and leaves again, while the other waits?" she said, spinning on her heel. "It's a metaphor, writers. Think about it.

Don't you want to know why?" With twinkly eyes, he said, "Tell me later." "Bold of you to assume there'll be a later." "Bold of you to assume there won't be.

shiver she couldn't shake. Maybe this was just her burden, to carry the weight of missing him forever. Because who knew when he'd feel stable enough to be with her in a complete way? The reality was he might never get there.

Many of us, I suppose, see our existences not as lives, but as life-holders, zarfs, waiting for the job, the person, the event to fill it.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

It's easy to plant a seed and sprinkle it with water, but once the sun scorches the ground, and the earth soaks up all the moisture, you're left with nothing but a thirsty little flower trying desperately to make it out of the dirt.

Don't swear off all the fruits just because you ate one bad apple.

You can't wait forever for something, and then say it's too late when the time finally comes, even if every shred of incentive inside you has been lost.

Days feel longer when you know there's something beyond the eternal here and now

Jacob, if you want the milk, you have to buy the cow a meal.

you have to trust that God is going to make everything okay.