Take a deep breath and find that inner peace with these quotes about patience
25 Patience Quotes That Inspire Peaceful Persistence
Updated on Oct. 21, 2024
Patience quotes
1. “To lose patience is to lose the battle.” —Mahatma Gandhi.
2. “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” —Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
3. “Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” —Hal Borland.
4. “Have patience with all things but first of all with yourself.” —Francis de Sales.
5. “Patience is the road to wisdom.” —Kao Kalia Yang.
6. “But patience can’t be acquired overnight. It’s just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it, to push its limits.” —Eknath Easwaran
7. “The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” —Paul Coelho
8. “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” — Saint Augustine
9. “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” —Plautus
10. “Patience and diligence, like faith, removes mountains.” —William Penn
11. “Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul.” —Francis Bacon
12. “Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand.” —Anonymous
Quotes about patience
13. “Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.” —Ovid
14. “I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” —Marie Curie
15. “It’s easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.” —George Eliot
16. “Like I always say, if you sit long enough by the crack of the door, you’ll see your enemy go by in a hearse.” —Sally Stanford
17. “If you have infinite patience and perseverance, success is bound to come. No mistake in that.” —Swami Vivikananda
18. “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” —Abraham Lincoln
19. “The strongest of warriors are these two—Time and Patience.” —Leo Tolstoy
20. “Patience is an integral part of talent.” —Vicki Baum
21. “Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe.” —Rumi
22. “Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” —Jane Austen
23. “Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.” —Barbara Johnson
24. “Beware the fury of a patient man.” —John Dryden
25. “There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.” —Lemony Snicket.
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