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Quotes About Patience

Never try to outstubborn a cat
~ Robert A. Heinlein
God is waiting for you at suite 1208 Lewis and Clark Towers. Don't make Him come get you. You won't like it.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
You can give another person a precious gift if you will allow him to talk without contaminating his speech with your own material.
~ Robert A. Johnson
You see, my love. As you've always said, after the rain- Sun. After the darkness- Light. And after the illness- Health. Exactly, said the Tsar. We mustn't give up faith.
~ Robert Alexander
For very long periods I am really patient, and then out breaks my bad temper. It is not so difficult to bear great trials, but these little buzzing mosquitos are so trying.
~ Robert Alexander
See you when tea is hot.
~ Robert Anton Wilson
Miracles, like all other things, he said, come out of the Void for no reason and return to the Void for no reason. Wait. Be patient. Pay attention to the little details. And see what comes out of the Void next.
~ Robert Anton Wilson
Who is he?" "Jiminy Cricket," I said. "He hangs around to make
~ Robert B. Parker
Quirk was still staring out the window. "I'm trying to keep hold of this thing," he said. "The guy isn't going to stop and
~ Robert B. Parker
It is one of the secrets of happiness that you know which battles you can win and which you can't. I had given up the punctuality battle years ago. And the pleasure of her company when she did show up was always worth the wait.
~ Robert B. Parker
both practicing restraint.
~ Robert B. Parker
When in doubt do something; and hope that if you keep doing it you'll come to understand what it is.
~ Robert B. Parker
Besides, that thing was waiting for him. Waiting for him—
~ Robert Bloch
A minute's success pays the failure of years.
~ Robert Browning
You'll love me yet!--and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing: June reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing. I plant a heartful now: some seed At least is sure to strike, And yield--what you'll not pluck indeed, Not love, but, may be, like. You'll look at least on love's remains, A grave's one violet: Your look?--that pays a thousand pains. What's death? You'll love me yet!
~ Robert Browning
Hold On. Hope Hard.
~ Robert Browning
A bitter heart that bides its time and bites.
~ Robert Browning
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.--Robert Burns
~ Robert Burns
There is a time to fish and a time to mend nets.
~ Robert Caro
Archie believed in always doing the smart thing. Not the thing you ached to do, not the impulsive act, but the thing that would pay off later.
~ Robert Cormier
The beautiful part about writing is you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.
~ Robert Cormier
That's the way adults often talk to children. You know they're not going to listen, but you want to tell them anyway just so you know that you have.
~ Robert Crais
Waiting doesn't look like much, but it is something very important. Waiting is passive hunting.
~ Robert Crais
as much as I'd like to lick chocolate syrup off your body, I want you to shut up.
~ Robert Crais