Quotes about Patience
By perseverance the snails reached the ark.
— Charles Spurgeon
An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
— George Eliot
Pray if thou canst with hope, but ever pray, though hope be weak or sick with long delay; pray in the darkness if there be no light; and if for any wish thou dare not pray, then pray to God to cast that wish away.
— Anonymous
God eagerly awaits the chance to bless the person whose heart is turned toward Him.
— Anonymous
If God sees that my spiritual life will be furthered by giving the things for which I ask, then He will give them, but that is not the end of prayer. The end of prayer is that I come to know God Himself.
— Oswald Chambers
God's "nothings" are His most positive answers. We have to stay on God and wait. Never try to help God to fulfill His word.
— Oswald Chambers
Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.
— Martin Luther
When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it is best to let him run.
— Abraham Lincoln
To expect life to be tailored to our specifications is to invite frustration.
— Anonymous
Accept the place the divine providence has found for you.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who complains, sins.
— Francis de Sales
Lord, make me chaste - but not yet.
— St. Augustine