“God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, exper...” — Richard Cecil Quote

“God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.”

“The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things.”

“Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.”

“The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.”

“Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.”

“If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own.”

“I will exercise patience and will provide all facts to the general public.”

“The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited.”

“When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.”

“If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldn't be able to function. There are actors who theorise till the cows come home. I haven't the patience for them. It's maybe shallow, but that's why I'll never be part of the acting set.”

“I am not ready to test the viewers' patience by playing one role far too many times.”

“Learning patience was not an easy lesson.”