“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
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.
“I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.”
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
“Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.”
“The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.”
“There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.”
“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.”
“Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.”
“Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.”
“Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.”
“There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.”
“Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.”
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
“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.”
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
“Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.”
“I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.”