Quotes About Patience

I first said I wanted to be a writer at the age of seven. It took longer to get that first novel out than I expected.

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

Sit quiety, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

The reason we have two ears and only one mouth, is that we may hear more and speak less.

We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.

Ea îl aÈ™teapt?, aÈ™a cum a cerut, È™i chiar dac? n-a cerut ea aÈ™teapt?, È™i poate nu pe el, ci trecutul, care în parte era È™i al lui, pentru c? acum i se pare c? nici o fapt? pe care a f?ptuit-o de atunci È™i nici o tr?ire pe care s tr?it-o de atunci È™i nici un sim??mânt pe care l-a simÈ›it de atunci nu au izbutit s? fie mai presus de trecutul acela.

A good completion takes a long time; a bad completion cannot be changed later.

Waiting for changing opinions is like waiting for nothing.

Diperlukan waktu hanya sepuluh tahun untuk menanam dan memelihara sebatang pohon, tapi memerlukan waktu paling sedikit 100 tahun untuk membentuk sebuah karakter jiwa.

The wise man before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

Most people wait until everything is just right before they do anything. They refuse to go out on a limb where the fruit is. They refuse to bet on themselves.

Those who wait until all the lights are on green before starting will never leave home.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

There's often no way you can look into the game of life and determine whether or not you'll get that big break tomorrow or whether it will take another week, month, year or even longer. But it will come

But did it grow ninety feet in six weeks or was it ninety feet in five years? You think about it for a moment, and you know it was ninety feet in five years because had there been any year they did not water it and fertilize it, there would have been no Chinese bamboo tree.

Work might come later, but for now, he needed God's perspective. And the only way to get it was to stop, look, listen, and remember the goodness and greatness of Almighty God.

In the seasons of the year, in romantic relationships, and in our walks with God, the beauty of spring doesn't come without the dormancy of winter. If we develop greater trust when it's cold and dark, we'll experience more love in the warmth of spring.

When everything seems to be coming unglued, He whispers, "Stop. Be still. Listen to Me, and be sure that I can do anything that needs to be done.

If we demand a certain answer, we set ourselves up for disappointment, and if disappointment isn't arrested, it will soon lead to discouragement.

The mark of true faith is steadfast trust in God when we don't see what He's doing or how He's doing it.

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love."—OSWALD CHAMBERS

We wait expectantly, trusting that a good, wise, all-knowing God will accomplish His gracious purposes in His good time. We trust that while we wait He's preparing the situation, other people, or us for something special.

When God is all we have left, we then realize that God is all we need."—IKE REIGHARD

We rivet our hearts on God's character, and we are sure that waiting on Him to act will be worth every second.