Quotes About Patience

Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

Don't worry about things you can't change.

Time heals everything apart from corrosion.

Don't rush traffic, take your time and relax. -Aaron Jhinkoo

He waited, the trail of his words slowly fading away into the rocks and grass and dirt and trees all around them. Nothing

Don't blurt out your theme. Let it emerge from the story.

A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?

Then your job is to be a sister...All you have to do is this: Listen. Have patience. And love.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --

You can always count on the American people to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities.

I had thought that if I kept myself busy, time would move faster, but no matter what I did, every second felt like an hour.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

Happy are those who expect nothing; they won't be disappointed

That good gardener, who wept thorns plowing his fields–– harvests grace with joy.

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.

Well now I know I can control my tongue, my temper & my appetites, but that's it. I have no effect on weather, traffic or luck. I can't make good things happen; I can't keep anybody safe; I can't influence the future & I can't fix up the past. What a relief!" from book A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas

Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy, but my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.