our patience QUOTES

1 " Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" - Utaz Badr "

2 " Our bellies are empty and our patience is short...submit to us and we will make of you a great quiche!'
'Again with the QUICHE?! What kind of self-respecting monster would eat a DAINTY PASTRY DISH?! STEW is what we will make of their bones!'
'Don't get greedy on me! There's three of them! I just want the little one for my quiche!'
'It was nothing to do with greed! It's a matter of principle! MONSTERS DO NOT EAT QUICHE! "

― Jeff Smith , Bone, Vol. 4: The Dragonslayer (Bone, #4)

3 " We could scrub the floor for a tired friend, or dress a wound for a patient in a hospital, or lay the table and wash up for the family; but we shall not do it in martyr spirit or with that worse spirit of self-congratulation, of feeling that we are making ourselves more perfect, more unselfish, more positively kind.

We shall do it just for one thing, that our hands make Christ's hands in our life, that our service may let Christ serve through us, that our patience may bring Christ's patience back to the world. "

― Caryll Houselander , The Reed of God

4 " If it pleases Him to bid our patience exercise itself, shall He not do as He wills with His own! "

― Charles Haddon Spurgeon , Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

5 " I am more and more convinced that some people are put in our lives solely to try our patience and tamper with our tolerance levels. "

― Richelle E. Goodrich

6 " He will unfailingly be pleased with our patience and take note of our diligence and perseverance. "

― Francis de Sales

7 " It almost seems as though this roiling world is conspiring to test our patience at every turn. In fact, it is. With this in mind, we would be wise to look on our imperfect environment as a teacher rather than an antagonist. It constantly shows us that we need to be patient on an ongoing basis, not just every now and then, if we´re going to realize true inner peace, happiness, and fulfillment. "

― Surya Das , Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living

8 " 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. "