Quotes about Patience

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.

Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.

I'll start with the small things

So now, when anyone says that such and such is done too quickly, you can reply that they have looked at it too quickly.

Neither Gauguin nor Bernard has written again. I think that Gauguin doesn't care a damn about it, because it isn't going to be done at once, and I for my part, seeing that Gauguin has managed to muddle along by himself for six months, am ceasing to believe in the urgent necessity of helping him.

But don't worry too much about it, we shall not fail, but what I tell you is true - from the moment that I send this letter off till I get your answer, which I hope, however, will cross mine, I shall be without a cent, and it will mean fasting again. Well, let's hope we shall be together soon, and that the worst will be over.