Quotes About Patience

After twenty-six months on Jacob's Ladder, her fear has largely faded

To everything there is a season, A time to kill and a time to heal

Hearts and minds heal with time, which is a grace of the human condition

Hope is a hand extended, but two hands are required to be pulled out of a deep hole. The second hand was faith—the faith that her hope would be borne out;

Nor did he grow impatient about the delay, for impatience was a characteristic of those who didn't understand that time flowed to a purpose that neither impatience nor haste could change for the better, though often for the worse.

Lem felt sick, not merely because of what had happened to Wes Dalberg but because of all the deaths yet to come. He was proud of both his management and investigatory skills, and he knew he could handle this case better than anyone else. But he was also a hardheaded pragmatist, incapable of underestimating the enemy or of pretending there would be a quick ending to this nightmare. He would need time and patience and luck to track down the killer, and meanwhile more bodies would pile up.

Sometimes I thought I couldn't wait, but then I always could. Because she gave me so much else and everything she gave me was more than a thousand other girls could ever give. All she wanted was love with respect, respect was so important to her, and I could give her that. I don't know what she saw in me, you know? But I could give her that much.

Prayer never works. Expect no miracles, Father. The dead stay dead, and the living only wait

impatience was a characteristic of those who didn't understand that time flowed to a purpose that neither impatience nor haste could change for the better, though often for the worse.

He only hoped to live, and lived on guarded hope.

Untuk segala sesuatu ada masanya. Ada waktu untuk membunuh dan ada waktu untuk menyembuhkan.

It will all be better in the end and if it is not better then it must not be the end yet

If there's a solution to the problem, what's the point of worrying? If there's no solution to the problem, what's the point of worrying

It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized. I Ching, Hexagram 5, Hsü, Waiting (Nourishment)

Love takes something that's difficult and makes it feel so effortless.

Oftentimes when God works, what happens makes no sense. It will all come together down the road. Trust me on this.

Live. Do whatever possible to stay alive. I'll be waiting. Praying, faithful. Just live. - Jo Marie Rose, Silver Linings

Remember, good things come to those who wait.

Humans tended to believe all that was required of them was a few mumbled words, then they were utterly content to leave the matter in the hands of God.

The truth was she did love him. She loved him for the gentle care he gave her roses. For his loving way with animals. For his honesty. For his tender patience with Maggie and, most important, for the joy he brought into her life.

Funny how time scrubs away such agony, weathering it through the years, like water rushing over rocks gradually smooths away the sharp, painful edges.

Remember that you need two socks. How to achieve this feat? Knit both at the same time, and release the idea that they need to be identical!

People who say they don't have enough patience to knit are precisely those who could most improve their lives by learning how!" —Sally Melville

Everything going well in here?" Steve asked, stepping into the room to check their progress. "Moving like a runaway freight train," Cassie assured him. "Then slow down. There's no need to rush." "Aye, aye, Captain," she teased. He smiled and returned to the kitchen, where he was laying down linoleum with George. "Steve says that at the pace we're