J. C. Ryle Quotes

Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord...He waits quietly for the King.

Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.

Patience is a grace as difficult as it is necessary, and as hard to come by as it is precious when it is gained.

They also swear who only stand and wait.

May you find in yourself enough patience to endure and enough simplicity to have faith.

Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations.

The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride and worldly honor.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair.

If there is anything that gives kingliness to the soul, it is patience. What was the secret of the masters who have accomplished great things, who have inspired many and who have helped many souls? Their secret was patience.

It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.

I learn it every day of my life, learn it with pain I am grateful for: patience is everything!

Patience is a godly attribute that can heal souls, unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into saints and angels. Patience is truly a fruit of the Spirit. Patience means staying with something until the end. It means delaying immediate gratification for future blessings.

If we are deprived of hope as well as fear, we are compensated by being given an almost endless patience for enduring or simply for waiting.

Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.

We must endure our thoughts all night, until the bright obvious stands motionless in the cold.

Your passion must be tempered with patience. Maybe long-suffering patience would be a better word.

Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don't have far to go, either.

Bear patiently, my heart, for you have suffered heavier things.