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1 patience is a virtue
var: patience is a virtue; catch it if you can: seldom in a woman and never in a manpatience is a virtue which few possess – some have little, others have lessтерпіння – це чеснотаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > patience is a virtue
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2 patience is a virtue which few possess – some have little, others have less
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > patience is a virtue which few possess – some have little, others have less
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3 patience is a virtue; catch it if you can: seldom in a woman and never in a man
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > patience is a virtue; catch it if you can: seldom in a woman and never in a man
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4 _наполегливість; терпіння; цілеспрямованість
bear and forbear constant dropping wears away a stone diligence is the mother of good luck even a worm will turn everything comes to him who knows how to wait he that can have patience can have what he will if he cannot bite, he scratches no pains, no gains patience is a flower that grows not in every garden patience is a plaster for all sores patience is a remedy for every trouble patience is a virtue patience is the key of paradise patience, time and money overcome everything Rome was not built in a day there are more ways to the wood than oneEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _наполегливість; терпіння; цілеспрямованість
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patience is a virtue — Cf. Disticha Catonis I. xxxviii. maxima enim..patientia virtus, patience is the greatest virtue; mid 14th cent. Fr. patience est une grant vertu, patience is a great virtue. 1377 LANGLAND Piers Plowman B. xi. 370 Suffraunce [forbearance] is a… … Proverbs new dictionary
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Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue Virtue … Catholic encyclopedia
patience — patience, long suffering, longanimity, forbearance, resignation can all mean the power to endure or a capacity for enduring without complaint something which is disagreeable or requires effort. Patience stresses calmness or composure, not only… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
patience — (n.) c.1200, quality of being patient in suffering, from O.Fr. pacience, from L. patientia patience, endurance, from patientem (nom. patiens), prp. of pati to suffer, endure, from PIE root *pei to damage, injure, hurt (see PASSION (Cf. passion)) … Etymology dictionary
patience — 1. patience [ pasjɑ̃s ] n. f. • pacience 1120; lat. patientia, de pati « souffrir » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vertu qui consiste à supporter les désagréments, les malheurs. ⇒ résignation, sang froid. Prendre patience. Souffrir avec patience. ⇒ endurer, 1.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Patience — (ca. 1375) Patience is one of four major narrative poems preserved in a single manuscript (British Museum Cotton Nero A.x ) by the late 14th century author known as the “Gawain poet” or the “Pearl poet.” Like the other poems in the manuscript… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature