“How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.”
Patience is not passive — it is the active decision to trust the process when every instinct says to force a result. These quotes explore waiting, timing, perseverance, and the quiet strength required to let things unfold.
“Abused patience turns to fury.”
“How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.”
“My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.”
“I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that I who am not patient am patient.”
“So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.”
“Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love.”
“Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it. Obviously, it's a challenge - but if you're not taking the bull by the horns, I have no patience for you. You're just taking up space.”
“Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.”
“All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.”
“You know, I lose patience really easily I'd rather shop in the grocery store than in the department store. I can pick an apple like nobody's business.”
“Bear patiently with a rival.”
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
“Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.”
“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”
“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.”