Category: Quotes

“Adopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” – Samuel Johnson

“Just be quiet and patient. Let evil and unpleasantness pass quietly over you. Do not try to avoid them. On the contrary, observe them carefully. Let active understanding take the place of reflex irritation, and you will grow out of your trouble. Men can achieve greatness only by surmounting their own littleness.” – Franz Kafka

“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