Quotes About Patience

Your methods are like slow release fertilizer; over time they produce a bountiful harvest.

Maybe your nerves aren't as frayed as ours.

One of the happiest days of my life was when I quit waiting for "happily-ever-after" to come find me and proclaimed joy in the just now season of life. And the next season. And the next.

Oh Marlboro Man, where art thou? Your comeback won't be a minute too soon!

God's got a plan, and I'm going to trust Him to execute it. Will it be easy? Not for either of us. But we can handle the tough stuff. We've trained for it our whole lives.

If you're sure something is what you want, then praise God like you've already got it.

We only see a speck of what's happening in our lives, but God sees the whole picture.

Oh, also, do not eat any of the luscious pomeganates that grow near my palace, because if you do, you will never return to the land of the living. Why rush things, right?

There were times when I thought I would never own a car.

This is what breath meditation is about: watching your breath, straying off, realizing it, and gently returning. Over and over again. Like I said, meditation is a practice.

Remember when you first learned how to swim? In the beginning you struggled mightily to keep your head above water. But then, one day, something amazing happened: You gave up fighting to stay afloat. And when you did, you rose to the surface and floated effortlessly.

Prinn lived by one governing thought: Whenever life seems to be going surprisingly well, just wait ten seconds and everything will go back to shit like normal.

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.

It is with a certain lethargy that I let everything take its course.

I feel like Odysseus in Polyphemus's cave: "You will I eat last." To this Blumenfeld remarked on the telephone with a comforting quick wit: But Odysseus was not eaten, and it was Polyphemus who came to a bad end. […]

In my child's homework: Which of the following happens eventually? a) You are born, b) You die, c) A long winter comes to an end, d) Practice makes perfect. I no longer know how to answer this.

They wanted to wait, to improve, to get better, when he's already a world champion. And that's a mistake. That's a chicken attitude.

You do not necessarily have to get before you do but when you do, you shall get

Think before you do! Don't ever be in haste to make a mistake, for that can be a big mistake! Think before you do!

Never make a decision while in the state of anger.

Those who are against you, just let them enjoy their time. Your time will come ten times better than theirs.

Arrogance is the last thing to die