Quotes about Patience

You had decided to take the action, whatever it was."   "Yes."   "Yes. It involved perhaps a period of inaction."   "Of comparative inaction—yes."   "Of suspense, shall we say?"   "Yes—of suspense, certainly."   "Possibly

It will come back to you," cried the Rector, feverishly. "It will come back. Half an hour with the handbells——

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend.

Oh, you aren't even ripe yet! I don't need any sour grapes.

It takes but a moment to make a convert; it takes a lifetime to manufacture a saint.

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.

I remember talking to comedian Jimmy Pardo about his experience waiting to hear about his own pilot, and we both agreed on one thing: When you can't control your showbiz fate, you can at least control the amount of ice cream you're eating. And if you're like us, it was a lot.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

If you wanna get a report card on your faith, see how you are dealing with people who are really difficult to deal with.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

It must seem like the world is ending, but wait and see what God will do. He must have something wonderful in mind.