Quotes About Patience

I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.

I will study and prepare myself, and someday my chance will come.

I was a little cross.I ask pardon. If I do get up a little temper I have no sufficient time to keep it up.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six of them sharpening my axe.

The hen is the wisest of all the animal creation, because she never cackles until the egg is laid.

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

And this, too, shall pass away.

We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.

I will not say that we may not sooner or later be compelled to meet force by force; but the time has not yet come, and if we are true to ourselves, may never come. Do not mistake that the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Therefore let the legions of slavery use bullets; but let us wait patiently till November, and fire ballots at them in return; and by that peaceful policy, I believe we shall ultimately win.

And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

Let us do nothing through passion and ill temper.

A man has not the time to spend half his life in quarrels.

this too shall pass

Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wrongs to be avenged....

Hãy cho tôi 6 gi? ?? ??n h? má»™t cái cây. Tôi s? dùng 4 gi? ??u tiên ?? mài rìu

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back." ?

August] 26th. [1862] I am a patient man, always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance; and also to give ample time for repentance.

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

I'd rather be quiet and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

I can make a General in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace.

For those who wish to consider [...] that it may be necessary to expend a great deal of time and effort to reach a goal that is not only intangible but also not gratifying in the sense of providing ultimate tranquility, I respectfully submit this book.

In all outward aspects he remained patient and mild now, not caring even to speak against heretics; he knew that he was likely to die soon enough, but the prospect of death was not an unwelcome one (...). More retained his hair shirt as he dwelled in his chamber, and is reported to have whipped himself for penitence; he fasted on the appointed days, sang hymns and prayed both day and night.