20 Inspirational Quotes About Patience

We all know the old adage: Patience is a virtue. But it's true! Patience can help us achieve our goals, maintain a more positive outlook on life, and make us less reactive, which in turn will make us less prone to bad decisions. Stress, regret, and anger don't help anything. So when you're facing an uncertain future, a negative event, or something scary, take a minute. Don't do anything. Just sit a spell. And if you find your brain veering in a negative direction, take note of some positive quotes about lifeto get yourself back in the right frame of mind to make better decisions.

We won't pretend that exercising patience is easy. It's not. There are days you just want to do something rash—or worse, give up. When those occur, you should repeat a few motivational quotes to help you keep on keeping on. You could also look to the Good Book for some calming Bible verses about patience. We also find spending time in nature can help us to make more measured responses and get in a more positive headspace. To that end, we've also compiled some of our favorite quotes that will help you get through whatever tough times and come out smelling like (Guns &) Roses. (Children of the 1980s will get this reference to the 1987 GNR hit "Patience.") Now on to the slide show.