He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

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

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing!

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius

Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.

Infinite patience brings immediate results.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -- waiting for a gift from the sea.

We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying "Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness."