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Quotes About Patience

For the person who loves God, worship is the daily bread of patience.
~ Honore de Balzac
A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains
~ Hobart Brown
The years thunder by, The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed.
~ Sterling Hayden
When a painting problem crops up, don't rush to fix it. You probably already know one way to fix it, but wait for something else to show up... invite the muses to bring you a new solution.
~ Carole Katchen
Who can be patient in extremes?
~ William Shakespeare
Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.
~ Louisa May Alcott
For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.
~ Samuel Johnson
May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.
~ Pope Francis
The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride and worldly honor.
~ John Dryden
In order to walk the path of the edge of the penknife the patience of the Saint Job is needed. In order to walk the path of the edge of the penknife the tenacity of the well tempered steel is needed.
~ Samael Aun Weor
Patience means self-suffering.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
One can find in the Yiddish tongue and in the Yiddish spirit expressions of pious joy, lust for life, longing for the Messiah, patience and deep appreciation of human individuality.
~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
Have "eternal wait," infinite patience. When you have infinite patience, you will realize God belongs to you. Either through awareness or through practice you reach the same spot.
~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Patience alleviates, as impatience augments, pain; thus persons of strong will suffer less than those who give way to irritation.
~ Jonathan Swift
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood.
~ Charlie Chaplin
People whose concept of ancient history is the first series of Star Trek may be treated with patience, because it's usually not their fault they were reduced to getting their education from school.
~ Terry Pratchett
He that will have a cake out of the wheat must tarry the grinding.
~ William Shakespeare
It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.
~ Dalai Lama
Patience mimics the power of infinity.
~ Brandon Mull
Patience has tender feet.
~ Austin O'Malley
It doesn't take more skill to paint hundreds of strokes rather than one right stroke but it takes more patience.
~ Robert Bateman
The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes.
~ Charles Spurgeon
Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.
~ Thomas a Kempis
I want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience.
~ Ameen Rihani