Eastern philosophy Quote by Lao tzu

“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”

— Lao Tzu

“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”

— Lao Tzu

“Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises on its own?”

— Michele Campbell

“Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.”

— Confucius

“It has been my observation in life that, if one will only exercise the patience to wait, his wants are likely to be filled.”

— Calvin Coolidge

“Patience is good sometimes, but useless when you know deep inside that you have been waiting for nothing.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer,…

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear. Who can secure the condition of rest?…

— Lao Tzu

“The slower your path, the muddier your boots?' 'Even so,' Icarium said, nodding. 'Time is nothing like that.' 'Are you so certain? When we…

— Steven Erikson

“Patience to wait does not come from suffering long for what we lack but from sitting long in what we have.”

— Beth Moore

“…for action is always easier than quiet waiting.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“Some things only needed time to find their proper footing. Time and patience.”

— Susanna Kearsley