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Quotes About Patience

The birth of spring is perhaps not the best time to cross a mountain range,' observed Longfoot under his breath. Bayaz looked sharply sideways. 'Some would say the best time to cross an obstacle is when one finds oneself on the wrong side of it! Or do you suggest we wait for summer?
~ Joe Abercrombie
And here it is. That horrible, beautiful, stretched out moment between stubbing your toe and feeling the hurt. How long do I have before the pain comes? How bad will it be when it does? Gasping, slack-jawed at the foot of the steps, Glokta felt a tingling of anticipation. Here it comes… The
~ Joe Abercrombie
Perhaps the vengeance could wait, at least until he had a bigger blade to work with. You have to be realistic, after all.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Death waits for us all. But she takes the lazy first.
~ Joe Abercrombie
And here it is. That horrible, beautiful, stretched out moment between stubbing your toe and feeling the hurt. How long do I have before the pain comes? How bad will it be when it does?
~ Joe Abercrombie
Prefer to eat the eggs I've got, my king, rather'n the ones still up in the tree.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Patience is the parent of success.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Nem lett volna szabad reménykednie, de a remények olyanok, akár a gyom: mindegy, milyen gyakran tépi ki az ember, mindig újra kihajtanak.
~ Joe Abercrombie
It can be a fearsome weapon, patience. One that few men ever learn to use. A
~ Joe Abercrombie
When you're down to small stakes, you have to play long odds.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Patience is as fearsome a weapon as rage. More so, in fact, 'cause fewer men have it.
~ Joe Abercrombie
but in the end Logen had earned their trust, and their respect, and their friendship even. Small gestures and a lot of time, that was how he'd done it. "Patience is the chief of virtues," his father used to say, and "you won't cross the mountains in a day." Time might be against them, but there was nothing to be gained by rushing. You have to be realistic about these things.
~ Joe Abercrombie
There was no magic to it. She simply listened, observed, and made sure she never spoke until she knew what she was speaking of. Knowledge is the root of power, after all.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Ése es el problema que tiene la gente que dispone de un buen par de piernas, que siempre van corriendo a todas partes.
~ Joe Abercrombie
It's a sorry fact that the man who strikes first usually strikes last,
~ Joe Abercrombie
Jurand! Still… Juranding, then???
~ Joe Abercrombie
A türelem éppen olyan félelmetes fegyver, mint a harag. S?t, félelmetesebb, mert kevesebb ember rendelkezik vele.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Revenge is a dish best served cold' Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
~ Joe Abercrombie
The thing about rowing, you face backward. Always looking into the past, never the future. Always seeing what you're losing, never what you've got to gain.
~ Joe Abercrombie
He'll trip over his own cock soon enough, then you can laugh at the outcome without getting your hands dirty. If I've learned one thing, it's that there's rarely any need to wade into the bitter ocean for your vengeance. It'll wash up on the shore soon enough.
~ Joe Abercrombie
I don't intend to rush at the grave, believe me." "Few do. The grave swallows us all regardless.
~ Joe Abercrombie
What's the difference between biding it and wasting it?" Clover saw no need to open his eyes. "Results, woman. Results.
~ Joe Abercrombie
So....wait and see.' 'Eleven times out of twelve, that's the best course...but if I said it that way, no one would reason me a deep thinker.
~ Joe Abercrombie
What are you doing?' 'What we should all be doing,' Clover closed his eyes. 'Biding my time.' 'What's the difference between biding it and wasting it?' Clover saw no need to open his eyes. 'Results, woman. Results.
~ Joe Abercrombie