49 Quotes About Faith and Patience

Having patience in a world of instant results can be a difficult skill to practice. These quotes about faith and patience remind us that we can not accomplish everything alone and successfully in life.

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

“Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.”

“Becoming a father increases your capacity for love and your level of patience. It opens up another door in a person – a door which you may not even have known was there. That’s what I feel with my son. There’s suddenly another level of love that expands. My son is my greatest joy, out of everything in my life.”

“Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.”

“Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.”

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.”

“Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.”

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.”

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”

“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.”

“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”

“He that can have patience can have what he will.”

“I am blessed to be surrounded by the people I love. I thank them for their patience and grace.”

“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”

“I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.”

“I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens.”

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

“I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.”

“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.”

“If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.”

“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.”

“Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things – of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires.”

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.”

“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.”

“Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.”

“Patience and fortitude conquer all things.”

“Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.”

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

“Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.”

“The devil is but a whetstone to sharpen the faith and patience of the saints.”

“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”

“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.”

“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting
for a gift from the sea.”

“The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.”

“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

“Though situations and circumstances arise which sometimes test our faith and patience, the Lord can be trusted to see us through.”

“Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He’d leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. ”

“We are on the cusp of the emergence of a company of hidden men and women who with all faith and patience have been enduring great struggles and dealings, being processed by the Lord and filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ.”

“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”

“With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible.”

“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.”

“Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you’re going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.”

Patience can bring our life a ton of benefit that we never otherwise never be able to experience.