Quotes about Patience
Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it.
— Wendell Berry
Let time that makes you homely make you sage.
— Thomas Parnell
If we take care of the moments the years will take care of themselves.
— Maria Edgeworth
Let us wait in patience for the Christ-child whose own life depended on the lives of Mary and Joseph. The Word of God was made flesh. He came so that we might experience the fullness of time.
— Stanley Hauerwas
When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved.
— Gordon Hinckley
Trust is a product of test over time.
— Myles Munroe
God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port
— Charles Spurgeon
Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together.
— Muqtada al Sadr
Some day, we shall stop and build a house, when we shall have gone far enough. But we do not have to hasten. The days before us are without end, like the forest.
— Ayn Rand
She tried to demonstrate her power over him. She stayed away from his house; she waited for him to come to her. He spoiled it by coming too soon; by refusing her the satisfaction of knowing that he waited and struggled against his desire; by surrendering at once.
— Ayn Rand
If the Lord hasn't got a boyfriend lined up for me to marry, that's his business.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Plus," Tig said, "it reminds me to be patient. Seeing all these people that have passed on. I get frustrated sometimes, waiting." "For people to die?" "Yeah. To be honest. The guys in charge of everything right now are so old. They really are, Mom. Older than you. They figured out the meaning of life in, I guess, the nineteen fifties and sixties. When it looked like there would always be plenty of everything.
— Barbara Kingsolver