Quotes About Patience

If you run away or fight back, in the long run you cannot win. If you surrender, you will almost always emerge victorious.

never inadvertently draw attention to the bothersome insect that will go away or die on its own.

The only solution is the following: We must learn how to quiet the anxiety we feel whenever we are confronted with anything that seems complex or chaotic. In our journey from apprenticeship to mastery we must patiently learn the various parts and skills that are required, never looking too far ahead. In moments of perceived crisis, we must develop the habit of maintaining our cool and never overreacting.

Do not waste precious time trying to steal a sheep or two ...

Mira hasta el final, sea lo que fuere lo que estés contemplando. A menudo Dios otorga al hombre un breve instante de felicidad, para luego arruinarlo por completo.

Impatience, on the other hand, only makes you look weak. It is a principal impediment to power.

Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers. Feeling motivated and energized, we can overcome almost anything. Feeling bored and restless, our minds shut off and we become increasingly passive.

quienes son capaces de prever por adelantado y planear con paciencia para lograr que sus planes den sus frutos tienen un poder cercano al de los dioses.

The Reality: Change is slow and gradual. It requires hard work, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice, and a lot of patience. The Fantasy: A sudden transformation will bring a total change in one's fortunes, bypassing work, luck, self-sacrifice, and time in one fantastic stroke.

The world is full of fools—people who cannot wait to get results, who change with the wind, who can't see past their noses. You encounter them everywhere: the indecisive boss, the rash colleague, the hysterical subordinate. When working alongside fools, do not fight them. Instead think of them the way you think of children, or pets, not important enough to affect your mental balance.

Do not underestimate the power of Tafari. He creeps like a mouse but he has jaws like a loin. - Balcha of Sidamo's last words before entering the monastery.

It takes patience and humility to dull your brilliant colors, to put on the mask of the inconspicuous. Do not despair at having to wear such a bland mask--it is often your unreadability that draws people to you and makes you appear a person of power.

it does sometimes happen that it is better to let your enemies destroy themselves, if such a thing is possible, than to make them suffer by your hand.

patience ... the principal requirement in the art of timing.

A veces puedes lograr más no haciendo nada.

Hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself, and over time.

The great danger is that we give in to feelings of boredom, impatience, fear, and confusion. We stop observing and learning. The process comes to a halt.

Do not waste time on things you cannot change or influence. Just keep moving.

And the great thing about money is that it doesn't matter when you harvest it. It's an all-year crop.

Tak usah cemas, akan banyak waktu untuk tidur setelah kita mati.

Sometimes it is foolish to articulate an ambition too early--exposing it prematurely to the laughter and skepticism of the world can destroy it before it is even properly born. But sometimes the opposite occurs, and the very act of mentioning a thing makes it suddenly seem possible, even plausible.

The fact is, as the proverb says, before you can cook your rabbit you first have to catch it.

My four golden principles are more important now than ever: take it one step at a time; approach the matter dispassionately; avoid a rush to judgement; confide in nobody until there is hard evidence.

war was long stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.