[F. patience, fr. L. patientia. See Patient.]
1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc. "Strenthened with all might, . . . unto all patience and long-suffering." Col. i. 11. "I must have patience to endure the load." Shak. "Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradle, patience from his cross." Keble.
Synonyms -- Patience, Resignation. Patience implies the quietness or self-possession of one's own spirit under sufferings, provocations, etc.; resignation implies submission to the will of another. The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should have both patience and resignation.
And can someone remind me why "suffering with fortitude" is a virtue to begin with?
Anyone?
2 comments:
Who's bothering you now, jeannie?
Interesting that your first conclusion would be that my quest for (or lack of) patience stems from an interpersonal conflict, rather than a purely personal one.
In other words, you asked, "Who's bothering" rather that "What's bothering". Hmmm...
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