Here’s a list of 30 Short Quotes About Patience, sorted by categories, with additional details including the year, profession, and lifespan of the person:
From Entertainment and Actors:
- “Patience, young grasshopper.” – Master Po (Fictional Character), Martial Arts Master in Kung Fu Movie
- “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – Gandalf (Fictional Character), Wizard in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- “Good things come to those who wait.” Vito Corleone (Fictional Character), Mafia Don in The Godfather
From Scientists and Psychologists:
- “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” – Joyce Meyer, Author (June 4, 1943 – Present)
- “Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” – David G. Allen, Productivity Consultant (December 28, 1945 – Present)
- “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” – Arnold H. Glasow, Author (July 2, 1905 – November 4, 1999)
- “Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” – Benjamin Disraeli, Scientist and Author (December 21, 1804 – April 19, 1881)
- “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu, Philosopher (601 BC – 531 BC)
- “The strongest of all warriors are these two, Time and Patience.” – Leo Tolstoy, Writer (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910)
From Literature and Authors:
- “Have patience with all things, but, first of all with yourself.” – Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva (August 21, 1567 – December 28, 1622)
- “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle, Philosopher (384 BC – 322 BC)
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius, Philosopher (551 – 479 BC)
- “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” – A. A. Milne, Author (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956)
- “Patience is the art of hoping.” – Luc de Clapiers, Writer (August 6, 1715 – May 28, 1747)
- “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” – Thomas Edison, Inventor (February 11, 1847 – October 8, 1931)
From Leaders:
- “He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)
- “Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.” – Joyce Meyer, Author and Speaker (June 4, 1943 – Present)
- “Genius is eternal patience.” – Michelangelo, Sculptor and Painter (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564)
From Philosophers and Religious Figures:
- “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” – Saint Augustine, Theologian and Philosopher (354 – 430 CE)
- “To lose patience is to lose the battle.” – Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of the Indian Independence Movement (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948)
- “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy, Writer (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910)
- “Patience is the key to paradise.” – Prophet Muhammad, Religious Leader (570 – 632 AD)
- “Our patience will achieve more than our force.” – Edmund Burke, Statesman and Philosopher (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797)
- “With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” – Daisaku Ikeda, Buddhist Philosopher (January 2, 1928 – Present)
From Poets and Historical Figures:
- “The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.” – Erik Erikson, Psychologist (June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994)
- “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” – Plautus, Playwright (254 – 184 BC)
- “All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.” – Alexandre Dumas, Writer (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870)
- “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” – Arnold H. Glasow, Author (July 2, 1905 – November 4, 1999)
- “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848)
- “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” – Saint Augustine, Theologian and Philosopher (354 – 430 CE)