Patience And Waiting Quotes - Page 2

• They also serve who only stand and wait.

  John Milton

  Patience, Waiting

  "When I consider how my light is spent" l. 14 (1673)

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• Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting, and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.

  Gary Paulsen

  Patience, Thinking, Waiting

  Gary Paulsen (2009). “Hatchet”, p.136, Simon and Schuster

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• Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.

  Margaret Atwood

  Patience, Children, Remember You

  Margaret Atwood (2003). “The Penelopiad”, p.43, Canongate Books

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• Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Thomas Alva Edison : Sixty Years of an Inventor's Life". Book by Francis Arthur Jones, 1908.

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• Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress.

  Margaret Atwood

  Patience, Hands, Water

  Margaret Atwood (2003). “The Penelopiad”, p.43, Canongate Books

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• And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.

  William Faulkner

  Patience, Long, Waiting

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• Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

  Barbara Johnson

  Patience, Optimism, Gears

  Barbara Johnson (2008). “When Your Child Breaks Your Heart: Help for Hurting Moms”, p.134, Revell

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• Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Patience, Men, Waiting

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.1882, Delphi Classics

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• I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.

  Paulo Coelho

  Patience, Art, Exercise

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 09, 2017

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• When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Patience, Spring

  Robert H. Schuller (1986). “Inspirational Writings of Robert H. Schuller”, Bristol Park Books

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• Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Motivational, Patience, Spring

  Robert H. Schuller (1993). “Robert H Schuller: The Inspirational Writings : Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

  Moliere

  Inspirational, Success, Patience

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• I guess good things come to those who wait.

  Kurt Busch

  Patience, Monday, Funny Inspirational

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• All things come to him who waits - provided he knows what he is waiting for.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Patience, Waiting, Be Patient

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• All things come to him who mates.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Patience, Waiting, Mates

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• Good things come to those who wait.

  Jess C Scott

  Inspirational, Funny, Patience

  Jess C. Scott (2010). “Porcelain”, p.147, jessINK

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• All things come round to him who will but wait.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Patience, Waiting, All Things

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edwin Edwards (1871). “The Poetical Works of H. W. Longfellow. Edited, with a Critical Memoir, by W. M. Rossetti. Illustrated ... by E. Edwards”, p.317

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• All things come to him who waits - even justice.

  Austin O'Malley

  Patience, Justice, Waiting

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• All things come to him who waits

  Woodrow Wilson

  Patience, Waiting, All Things

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• The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Patience, Beach, Nature

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1975). “GIFT FROM THE SEA”

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• Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.

  Randy Johnson

  Patience, Hurt, Hard Work

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• When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances for waiting and for patience is over. Too many lives have been lost, too many billions of dollars have been spent for us to trust the president on another tired and failed policy that's opposed by generals and experts, Democrats and Republicans, Americans and many of the Iraqis themselves.

  Barack Obama

  Country, War, Struggle

  "Tucker" with Tucker Carlson, www.nbcnews.com. January 31, 2007.

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