Quotes about Patience

Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.

A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.

Next to prayer, Fishing is the most personal relationship of man.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

You cannot be a man of faith and live in a day. You do not live in a day if you are a man of faith.

The life of man is made up of action and endurance; the life is fruitful in the ratio in which it is laid out in noble action or in patient perseverance.

time wasted is not always a waste of time.

Don't you see, hon, this is all beyond us. When things are out of your control, it's time to just sit back and watch the Lord at work.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. (Isaiah 28:14—15)

Hope is patience with the lamp lit

I prayed earnestly for this Sister who had caused me so much struggle, but this was not enough for me. I tried to do everything I possibly could for her, and when tempted to answer her sharply, I hastened to give her a friendly smile and talk about something else, for, as it says in The Imitation, "It is better to leave everyone to his own way of thinking than begin an argument." (Imit., III, xliv, 1).