Patiently Quotes

280 quotes by 237 authors

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain. — Henry Ward Beecher
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn… — Phillips Brooks
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. — Jean Cocteau
It is a virtue and a prize to listen patiently to and put up with insults for the sake of God — Brigit of Kildare
It will be hard for you not to ask why this must be. God knows why, and that may be as good to us as… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
I feel that there is reason lurking in you somewhere, so we will patiently grope round for it. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Every virtue is a form of obedience to God. Every evil word or act is a form of rebellion against Him. This may not be… — Stephen Neill
During mental prayer, it is well, at times, to imagine that many insults and injuries are being heaped upon us, that misfortunes have befallen us,… — Philip Neri
To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must… — Pope John Paul II
The real proof of spiritual poverty is to patiently endure the loss of worldly goods and without any regret when it pleases our heavenly Father… — John Calvin
The brightest ornaments in the crown of the blessed in heaven are the sufferings which they have borne patiently on earth. — Alphonsus Liguori
There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how… — Alphonsus Liguori
All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently, link by link, with sweat and blood and tears. — Alfred Douglas
We are apt to consider that invention is the result of spontaneous action of some heavenborn genius, whose advent we must patiently wait for, but… — John Ambrose Fleming
If there be a true way that leads to the Everlasting Kingdom, it is most certainly that of suffering, patiently endured. — Saint Colette
Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God. — Jane Frances de Chantal
To act and act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait and wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in… — H. P. Blavatsky
[In research on bacteria metabolism] we have indeed much the same position as an observer trying to gain an idea of the life of a… — Marjory Stephenson
There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently — William Shakespeare

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