“Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less.” – Mother Teresa

“Some lessons can’t be taught, they simply have to be learned.” – Jodi Picoult

“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” – Alan Watts

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Adventures do occur, but not punctually … Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate.” – E.M. Forster

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” – Randy Pausch

“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” – Khaled Hosseini

“We do know that no one gets wise enough to really understand the heart of another, though it is the task of our life to try.” – Louise Erdrich

“Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves.” – St. Frances De Sales

“What good is the warmth without cold to give it sweetness?” – John Steinbeck