Quotes About Patience

For Nina and Nathaniel, it's all about the end product—pouring it on pancakes and waffles. But to Caleb, the beauty is in the way you get there. The blood of a tree, a spout, and a bucket. Steam rising, the scent filling every corner of the house. There is nothing quite like it: knowing every breath you take is bound to be sweet.

Later, as I got to know her, I'd realize that when she gardens, she never sees the seed. She is already picturing the plant it will become.

Dealing with an autistic meltdown is like dealing with a tornado. Once you are close enough to see it coming, there's nothing to do but weather the storm.

When you expect something, you're sure to be disappointed. I learned that a long time ago.

getting what you want isn't instant gratification. It's a slow pulling apart, a realignment of bones and sinew. There are aches involved. There is bruising.

I should have known from watching Henry work at the office: programmers moved slowly and deliberately, and then waited to see the reaction. And if they did not succeed the first time, they would try over and over again, until they broke through that fifth dimension and got it right.

a story will tell itself, when it's ready.

It's been forever.' The words are quiet, hidden against his shoulder. 'That's because,' Oliver says, 'you were waiting for me.' He slips aside the sweater again and kisses my collarbone.

La vera forza de lupo non sta nelle sue tremende mandibole, che possono stringere con una pressione di oltre cento chili per centimetro quadrato. La vera forza di un lupo sta nell'avere quella capacità e sapere quando non usarla.

You don't rough them up.

bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit quietly, to retreat from touch and noise and drama, in order to evolve.

He Just Rode In On Your Wagon. Calm Your Horses ~ Anna

Things had a way of working out for the best, when you let them run their course. -Plain Truth

A baseball season is really fucking long.

Those who are patient in the trivial things in life and control themselves will one day have the same mastery in great and important things.

When you lose your temper, you lose yourself—on the mat as well as in life.

When an untoward event occurs in your life, react to it without haste or passion.

The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

Wherever you are — it's too early to draw a conclusion. You may be down, but you're not done. Today's defeat could be tomorrow's gold.

Slow as your own dubious grace.

One study showed that about 75 percent of parents gave up after five tries, while the research showed it took eight to fifteen times for children to accept a new food as familiar.

Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!

Keep doing the right. God is building character in you, and you are passing that test. Remember, the greater the struggle, the greater the reward.

Quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out. Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment. It's good to have a big – picture outlook, to set goals, to establish budgets and make plans, but if you're always living in the future, you're never really enjoying the present in the way God wants you to.