Quotes about Patience

He had only one thing to do and that was what he should think about and he must think it out clearly and take everything as it came along, and not worry. To worry was a bad as to be afraid. It simply made things more difficult.

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found.

Creation's probably overrated. After all, God made the world in only six days and rested on the seventh.

You're feeling it now, fish, he said. And so, God knows, am I.

You oughtn't to ever do anything too long.

It was considered a virtue not to talk unnecessarily at sea and the old man had always considered it so and respected it. But

Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter then ever.

YOU DO NOT know how long you are in a river when the current moves swiftly.

When I have Suffered sufficiently, the Lord will then take me to himself

The root of all virtue and grace, of all faith and acceptable worship, is that we know that we have nothing but what we receive, and bow in deepest humility to wait upon God for it.

Failure exists only for the person who quits. I do not quit.

Despite the ebb and flow of our feelings, we can control the way we act. Patience, for instance, is not a feeling. Patience is the description of a behavior. One can choose to act patiently even while the feeling of frustration tempts him to choose inappropriate behavior. It is impossible to feel frustrated and feel patient at the same time, but one can be inundated with feelings of frustration and still display patience. Patience is a discipline. It is an action. Patience is a chosen response.