Quotes About Patience

Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.

Anger should never be an overnight guest.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Allowing anger to seethe on the back burner will lead to a very large lid blowing off a very hot pot.

Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.

I always keep my temper with my enemies, and that inclines me to lose it with my friends.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.

There is no enemy more vicious than your own anger.

Temperate anger well becomes the wise.

Do not plunge thyself too far in anger.

All angry persons are to be treated, by the prudent, as children.

We're afraid that this anger or sorrow or loneliness is going to last forever... Instead, acting it out is what makes it last.

Don't lose your temper; use it.

Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.

Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature.

The problem with anger is that it's so consuming. You've got to take it easy on yourself at a certain point.

Whatever she says to you, it's your job not to let her make you mad.

Let tomorrow come tomorrow. Not by your will is the house carried through the night. Order is only the possibility of rest.

I have books to read, and much to sit and watch. I try not to let good things go by unnoticed.

No relationship can continue very long at its highest emotional pitch. But fidelity prepares us for the return of these moments

Shall we do without hope? Some days there will be none. But now to the dry and dead woods floor they come again, the first flowers of the year, the assembly of the faithful, the beautiful, wholly given to being.

He went through the old motions of his life, taking care of what needed caring for, keeping mostly quiet about what was on his mind. But his hard waiting changed him; you could see it in his face.

The worst temptation of religious people has always been to publish and punish the sins of (other) sinners in this world, with no patience or deference for the judgment of God.