Quotes About Patience

Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don't ever rush into print.

Better to accept what you cannot change and learn to adapt than rail against the immutable and end up wasting time and effort.

This book was supposed to be finished at Easter, like God.

I fish better with a lit cigar; some people fish better with talent.

Great leaders do not rush to make changes because of failure.

Tell your friends not to think aloud Until they swallow.

Who advised counting to 10? Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States. In his book entitled A Decalogue of Canons for Observation in Practical Life he wrote: "When angry, count to 10 before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.

Until she knew how these newcomers thought and what they wanted, she would keep it that way, keep her dice rolling in her cup. It was foolish to throw before all bets were on the table.

A spider only has to set at the edge of a puddle to catch the fly that dives to drink. A shrew has only to watch in turn for the spider. For the fly most come to the edge to drink, and the spider must follow the fly. Fate goes ever as it must.

The people who built these churches understood wood, and they were not in a hurry.

Trouble meant they had to listen, not fight.

There was something about alliances she could not quite see, but the more she thought about it the less clear it became, so she set it aside for later.

It was stitch-by-stitch work, following a plaid pattern. Child's play. It made her restless and impatient.

She waited patiently, which made him nervous. Royalty were rarely patient unless they were toying with you.

Peretur wanted to reach out and touch her hand, but Nimuë looked brittle enough to fall apart. So she just waited.

Hild did what she always she did when she couldn't influence a thing; she stopped thinking about it.

I wanted to know about the woman who thought this was something I had done, but I wasn't in any particular hurry. Let her come to me.

To tolerate does not mean to forget that what we tolerate does not deserve anything more

Wir müssen das Leben darum bitten, uns vegetieren zu lassen, denn nur so können wir Blüten treiben.

A little patience in dealing with a fool helps us avoid sacrificing our good manners to our convictions.

The longer nature delays in avenging the offenses committed against her, the crueler her vengeance.

Despite what is taught today, easy sex does not solve every problem. Sex does not solve even sexual problems.

Hâtez-vous lentement, sans perdre courage. Vingt fois sur le métier, remettez votre ouvrage. Polissez-le sans cesse et le repolissez. Ajoutez quelquefois et souvent effacez.

He who leaves the game wins it.