Quotes About Patience

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Life is one damned kitten after another." Mehitabel the Alley Cat

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

As I ponder this, I don't believe my greeting committee said, "Oh no, he doesn't get to stay." They're still there at the gate. They're waiting. For them, time is not passing. Everything is in the eternal now—even if I can't put that into words. Even if ten more years pass, or thirty, in heaven it will be only an instant before I'm back there again.

Nines must resist the urge to escape into "premature Buddhahood"... and away from the mundane world. They must remember that "the only way out is through.

You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

We are all cripples, Keller thinks, limping together through this crippled world. It's what we owe to each other. Chuy goes inside. Keller sits outside on a bench and waits. The words of the psalm come back to him— "Be still and know that I am God." There is nothing to do but be still.

Lesson: Don't hold on to something's going to pull you into a trap. If you're going to let go, let go early. Better yet, don't take the bait at all.

La speranza non muore in modo rapido e pulito, come un ramo che si spezza sotto il peso di una nevicata. Appassisce lentamente come una pianta non annaffiata.

Life's like a fat orange, Frank thinks. When you're young, you squeeze it hard and fast, trying to get all the juice in a hurry. When you're older, you squeeze it slowly, savoring every drop. Because, one, you don't know how many drops you have left, and, two, the last drops are the sweetest.

Instant gratification is not as good as that gratification which comes dripping slow, over the sere seasons.

Best not to anticipate too much ... it jiggles the possibilities.

The older a man gets...the longer it takes for him to get a grin organized.

I have taken the liberty of quoting at length throughout from the gospels of the Emperor penguins. To them I owe a special debt of gratitude for their remarkable patience.

A sculptor can tap-tap-tap all day and night, he often said, and remain lazy.

When I lament and darken over my diminishments, I accomplish nothing. It's better to sit at the window all day, pleased to watch birds, barns, and flowers.

Waiting for dusk and someone dear to come and whip him down the street, gently home

Life is like an 6-slice apple pie at a 12-guest dinner banquet. If you just sit back and wait for it to come to you, chances are, you're going to miss dessert.

Not everything will go as you expect in your life. This is why you need to drop expectations, and go with the flow of life.