Quotes about Patience
I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I begin to believe there is no such thing as getting through it. If a man, in praying that prayer, were to be stopped by every word until he had thoroughly prayed it, it would take him a lifetime.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Troubles are often the tools God fashions us for better things.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Jesus said, ''Go ye!'' but He also said, ''Tarry until!'' Let any man shut himself up for a week with only bread and water, with no books except the Bible, with no visitor except the Holy Ghost, and I guarantee, my preacher brethren, that that man will either break up or break through and out. After that, like Paul, he will be known in hell!
— Leonard Ravenhill
If we will give God time, He will give us timeless souls.
— Leonard Ravenhill
I understand God's patience with the wicked, but I do wonder how He can be so patient with the pious. —GEORGE MACDONALD
— Leonard Sweet
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
— Les Brown
A dream can be nurtured over years and years and then flourish rapidly. . . . Be patient. It will happen for you. Sooner or later, life will get weary of beating on you and holding the door shut on you, and then it will let you in and throw you a real party
— Les Brown
Over the last 20 years, I've worked on or invested in many companies that scaled to 100 million users or more. But here's the thing: You don't start with 100 million users. You start with a few. So, stop thinking big, and start thinking small.
— Reid Hoffman
I had been used to chatter. To sit quietly did not come easy. However, with time and patience, I was learning.
— Janette Oke
After some minutes, I went back to the Bible. Again my eyes skimmed the pages. My spirit was calm now. My trembling had ceased. I read passage after passage until I came to Psalm 27:14. I stopped and read it through again. "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
— Janette Oke