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Patience Quotes by Famous Authors

Death doesn’t come running but you can’t run away from

1. “Death doesn’t come running, but you can’t run away from it, neither; nor must you be helping it along.”

What’s the point of talking and thinking about the future

2. “What’s the point of talking and thinking about the future which for the most part doesn’t depend on us? If the opportunity arises to do something-great, and if it doesn’t at least you’ll be glad you didn’t chatter about it beforehand.”

Never lose interest in life and the world Never allow

3. “Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.”

John D. Rockefeller

Patience is the art of concealing your impatience

4. “Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.”

You have to sit by the side of a river

5. “You have to sit by the side of a river a very long time before a roast duck will fly into your mouth.”

Incubated And then raised And then beheaded And then plucked

6. “Incubated. And then raised. And then beheaded. And then plucked. And then cut up. And then put on a grill. And then put on a bun. Damn, it’s gonna take a while. I don’t have time. Scrambled!”

When you start out in comedy or probably in a

7. “When you start out in comedy, or probably in a lot of things, you want it to happen fast. You don’t want to see yourself having to do this for seven years before you start to get some feedback.”

I like baked potatoes I don’t have a microwave oven

8. “I like baked potatoes. I don’t have a microwave oven, and it takes forever to bake a potato in a conventional oven. Sometimes I’ll just throw one in there, even if I don’t want one, because by the time it’s done, who knows?”

Reverence the highest have patience with the lowest Let this

9. “Reverence the highest, have patience with the lowest. Let this day’s performance of the meanest duty be thy religion. Are the stars too distant, pick up the pebble that lies at thy feet, and from it learn the all.”

Margaret Fuller

The public must learn how to cherish the nobler and

10. “The public must learn how to cherish the nobler and rarer plants, and to plant the aloe, able to wait a hundred years for its bloom, or its garden will contain, presently, nothing but potatoes and pot-herbs.”

Margaret Fuller

I took a course in speed waiting Now I can

11. “I took a course in speed waiting. Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.”

My aunt gave me a walkie-talkie for my birthday She

12. “My aunt gave me a walkie-talkie for my birthday. She says if I’m good, she’ll give me the other one next year.”

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time

13. “Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”

Patience doesn’t gamble

14. “Patience doesn’t gamble.”

Don't force a destination upon something that is a journey

15. “Don't force a destination upon something that is a journey.”

Curiosity + Patience = Clarity

16. “Curiosity + Patience = Clarity”

The best candidates I have interviewed had these 3 things

17. “The best candidates I have interviewed had these 3 things in common 1. They asked a lot of thought provoking questions. Not just in the end but throughout. 2. They took their time to answer. For them speed didn’t mean smartness. 3. They smiled often.”

Problem is that you want everything tomorrow

18. “Problem is that you want everything tomorrow.”

You will discover your passion along the way Not find

19. “You will discover your passion along the way. Not find it one fine day!”

Two things that will keep you going forever: Hope and

20. “Two things that will keep you going forever: Hope and patience.”

How one behaves waiting in a line tells you so

21. “How one behaves waiting in a line, tells you so much about them.”

You are expecting things too soon from yourself Give yourself

22. “You are expecting things too soon from yourself. Give yourself time to take things step by step.”

Boring process == slow and steady progress

23. “Boring process == slow and steady progress”

No one knows the highs or lows of a market

24. “No one knows the highs or lows of a market. The best way to invest over a long term is to invest regularly. Irrespective of the price at that time.”

Take your time to answer Take your time to question

25. “Take your time to answer. Take your time to question. Take your time to think. Take your time! Speed doesn't mean smartness.”

Writing is the slowest form of expression And that is

26. “Writing is the slowest form of expression. And that is why it works. When you write, you train yourself to pace your thoughts and select the most powerful one from all the thoughts that co-exist in that moment.”

Don’t be in a hurry to create impact Be in

27. “Don’t be in a hurry to create impact. Be in a hurry to learn.”

Sometimes slowing down for the other person saves a relationship

28. “Sometimes slowing down for the other person, saves a relationship!”

You can't have simple solutions to end tough relationships

29. “You can't have simple solutions to end tough relationships.”

If you delay big purchases and invest that money instead

30. “If you delay big purchases and invest that money instead, your money pays for that purchase, instead of you!”

Love yourself Be in no rush to be with someone

31. “Love yourself. Be in no rush to be with someone. Instead crave to be with yourself. You will find love, when you find yourself to love.”

Don't dismiss anybody when they ask a question

32. “Don't dismiss anybody when they ask a question.”

The ones who truly learn everything do not start with

33. “The ones who truly learn everything, do not start with wanting to learn everything.”

If diving once does not bring you pearls you need

34. “If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.”

Dislodging a green nut from its shell is almost impossible

35. “Dislodging a green nut from its shell is almost impossible, but let it dry and the lightest tap will do it.”

We should never finish a 20-year program in two years

36. “We should never finish a 20-year program in two years.”

The very important thing you should have is patience

37. “The very important thing you should have is patience.”

If you want to be successful tomorrow it’s impossible If

38. “If you want to be successful tomorrow, it’s impossible. If you want to be successful a year later, it’s impossible. But if you want to win 10 years later, you have a chance.”

Bull markets are Test matches and not 50-over games

39. “Bull markets are Test matches and not 50-over games.”

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

I have learnt two things about the press and wives

40. “I have learnt two things about the press and wives. When they say something - don't react.”

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Stock markets are always right Never time the market

41. “Stock markets are always right. Never time the market.”

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Hastily taken decisions always result in heavy losses Take your

42. “Hastily taken decisions always result in heavy losses. Take your time before putting money in any stock.”

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

You can’t make money on borrowed knowledge If following Rakesh

43. “You can’t make money on borrowed knowledge. If following Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was all it took to make money, a lot more people would be rich. It requires patience and you learn from mistakes.”

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Smile breathe go slowly

44. “Smile, breathe, go slowly.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

When you feel anger arising remember to return to your

45. “When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

There are two ways to wash the dishes One way

46. “There are two ways to wash the dishes. One way is to wash them to get them clean. The other way is to wash them in order to wash the dishes.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Drink your tea slowly and reverently as if it is

47. “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Don’t eat your heart

48. “Don’t eat your heart.”

Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected

49. “Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.”

Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all

50. “Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.”