Patience Quotes

The hardest virtue. Waiting, enduring, and trusting that things take the time they take.

17396 quotes

"A moment of anger can destroy years of trust."
Frank O'Connor
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"Patience is not the absence of action; it is right action at the right time."
Christy Brown
S
"Patience is not passivity; it is the strategic deployment of time."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Patience is not about waiting; it's about maintaining hope while you do."
Douglas Coupland
"Patience is proof that you believe things can improve."
Douglas Coupland
B
"I have infinite patience with the writer who is trying to say something."
Brendan Behan
M
"Waiting is worse than anything."
Margaret Atwood
M
"Patience is not passive; it's active waiting."
Margaret Atwood
"Patience is not the absence of action, but the wisdom of timing."
Robertson Davies
S
"Patience is the art of being at peace with your own becoming."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Frank O'Connor
"Patience is not passivity; it is purposeful waiting."
Frank O'Connor
J
"Understanding takes time, which is the highest form of respect you can show."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Patience is the bridge between dreams and reality."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Patience is a virtue worth cultivating."
Joyce Carol Oates
S
"Patience is not passive; it is active waiting with purpose and intention."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Patience is not weakness; it is the strength to wait for the right moment."
Sean O'Casey
"Patience is a virtue that gets harder the older you get."
Douglas Coupland
"Patience is not about waiting; it's about attitude while waiting."
Douglas Coupland
"Patience is the discipline of accepting the pace of life."
Douglas Coupland
M
"We thought we were being mature, but we were only being patient."
Margaret Atwood
B
"I've learned that patience is a virtue, but I've never been very virtuous."
Brendan Behan
"The world rewards those who are patient enough to see their plans through."
Robertson Davies
J
"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of the good."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Patience is not passivity but the strength to wait."
Joyce Carol Oates
H
"You have to be patient with people. That is what you do when you love someone."
Harper Lee
"Patience is not a virtue for the young."
Carson McCullers
E
"We must have patience with the emerging self."
Eudora Welty
E
"Everything meaningful takes time."
Eudora Welty
M
"Patience is not passivity."
Margaret Atwood