Quotes about Patience

As the sun moves higher in the cloudless sky, all the verses regarding seedtime and harvest come to mind, especially this one, which suits our hard-working Ruth: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."26

She drove down from North Carolina to see me, and reminded me of scriptural lessons that tragedies and disappointments should be a source of increased patience, strength, wisdom, and a commitment to our Christian life. I rejected her premises at first, but Ruth finally convinced me to relegate my political and business ambitions to a secondary position of importance for a while and to assume some challenging religious commitments.

Most people overestimate what they can do in a month and underestimate what they can do in an hour.

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.

Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.

I'll start with the small things