Wendell Berry Quotes

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

Christ was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to complain of anything?.

You mistake patience for forbearance.

A man endures misfortune without complaint.

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there be no redress.

Russians don't complain, usually.

Heroes don't need to talk about what they did.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the cross, and did so patiently, because when he suffered he did not threaten; he was led like a sheep to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth.

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.

To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.

When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence.

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

To put up with what you cannot avoid is a philosophical principle, that may not perhaps lead you to the accomplishment of great deeds, but is assuredly eminently practical.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I don't like to complain.

He would suffer patiently the scoffings, and mockings and revilings of jesters, and often feign that he heard not

Sometimes, I get so annoyed when other people brag. And sometimes, I know that I'm better than that or I've got something better in the works; I don't say anything. I just say, 'Really? That's great.'

You have to accept your fate; do it without bitterness and stay humble.

Some people bear great burdens with grace; others suffer minor inconveniences in misery.

I do not murmur, even if my heart break.