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Quotes About Patience

No one is wise at all times.
~ Pliny the Elder
Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.
~ Publilius Syrus
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
~ O. Henry
I will persist until I succeed. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
~ Og Mandino
A wound will perhaps become tolerable with length of time; but wounds which are raw shudder at the touch of the hands.
~ Ovid
To everything there is a season. Yes. A time to break down, and a time to build up. Yes. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Yes.
~ Ray Bradbury
There is no hope the future will but turn the old sand in the falling glass of time.
~ Richard Henry Stoddard
Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your worries will be cut down to.
~ Robert Anthony
For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.
~ Robert Benchley
When you're expecting bad news you have to be prepared for it a long time ahead so that when the telegram comes you can already pronounce the syllables in your mouth before opening it.
~ Robert Pinget
Some songs go super-quick; some take a really long time.
~ Ryan Lewis
We have to find out the technique by which the spirit whispers to our hearts. We have to learn to hear it and to understand it and to know when we have it, and that sometimes takes a long time.
~ S. Dilworth Young
But how do you wait for heaven And who has that much time And how do you keep your feet on the ground When you know, that you were born, you were born to fly
~ Sara Evans
But the waiting time, my brothers, Is the hardest time of all.
~ Sarah Doudney
I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.
~ Sarah McLachlan
Time is the greatest remedy for anger.
~ Seneca the Younger
A value strategy is of little use to the impatient investor since it usually takes time to pay off.
~ Seth Klarman
I'm trying to find a way to eat up time without being destructive, 'cause that's my go-to, it seems.
~ Shia LaBeouf
Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.
~ Shunryu Suzuki
A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.
~ Stanley Baldwin
Give not reins to your inflamed passions: take time and a little delay; impetuosity manages all things badly.
~ Statius
Only time - whatever that may be - will tell.
~ Stephen Hawking
I took a course in speed reading. Then I got Reader's Digest on microfilm. By the time I got the machine set up, I was done.
~ Steven Wright
Only through time time is conquered
~ T. S. Eliot