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All things come round to him who will but wait.
All things come round to him who will but wait.
Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by read more
Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space
Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,
That neither by hir wordes ne his face
Biforn the fold, ne eek in her absence,
Ne shewed she that hir was doon offence.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
[Fr., La patience est amere, mais son fruit est doux.]
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow read more
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with read more
Jesus' Fig Tree
He did belittle you..
but soon he'll bebig you..
and in the spring
with blooms he will wig you..
in summer he'll summon
a jade garb
to resprig you..
and in the fall
on patient twigs
with fresh fruit
he'll refig you.
For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.
For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.
I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.