Quotes About Patience

Second, it sometimes left me standing in the dark, listening to someone being killed while they cried out to me. For Mercy.

but his instincts were instilled a long time ago. You are going to have to help him with that and be patient with him.

When he was home, he acted as if he'd never kissed me, never told me that he was still interested. I didn't know if that was reassuring or frightening. Samuel was a very patient hunter.

Don't mourn us until we're dead. ~ Samuel

The day you take that advice is the day I listen to it from you.

I pulled out the quilt I was making for my sister's baby. After years of barrenness, Ani was preparing for the birth of her first child in late summer. As fast as I sewed, I might get it done by the child's twelfth year.

Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come.

Over a lifetime of dealing with difficult women, I have learned it is often better to give into their demands immediately.

She who laughs last may not invariably laugh best, but she does laugh.

Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.

She lived here for a while until she couldn't stand having strangers stand outside and shout, "Rachel! Rachel, send down your chair" any longer.

William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of the time he didn't say much. But when he was curious about something, he was stubborner than a bear after a honeycomb.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Kim was more than a little inclined to snarl at him, but in the past few days she had learned that snarling at Mairelon did little good. He simply smiled and corrected her grammar.

Pray to God for guidance and take things one day at a time.

More problems solve themselves if only you can content yourself in patience and wait.

I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.

It always gets late with you. - Is that a compliment?

When we speak of spirit, we mean intentionally building a supportive atmosphere or holding environment for the work.

Adults are the same way — we often need a little time to adjust to the invitation. But too frequently we give adults only one shot. We think, "Well, I made the invitation and he didn't take it. I tried. It's his choice and I'm done." Instead we need to give them time to respond in their own way. Gracious Space encourages us to make multiple invitations over time.

To put human-made objects in their proper place as tools, we must learn the art of contentment.

I just let it be hard while it is hard without going crazy fo it to get easy.

Be at your best when your partner is at his or her worst.

How Could You Make It Easier?