Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means … - Elif Şafak

Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process

She had always suspected that even the calmest and sweetest women under stress were prone to outbursts of violence. Since she thought of herself as neither calm nor sweet, she had reckoned that her potential to lose control was considerably greater than theirs.

العمارة مرآة تعكس الانسجام و الّّتّوازن اللّذين يحفل بهما الكون. و إذا لم تحتضن هذه السّجايا في فؤادك، فإنّك لن تتمكّن من البناء

Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That's the hardest part and that's what you are responsible for. Once you take that step let everything do what it naturally does and the rest will follow. Do not go with the flow. Be the flow.