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patience is a virtue

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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

  • virtue — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a woman. 4 a good quality (has the virtue of being adjustable). 5 efficacy; inherent power (no virtue in such drugs). 6 an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • virtue — see virtue is its own reward patience is a virtue …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • patience — see patience is a virtue …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… …   Wikipedia

  • Patience — (ˈpā shənz) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances. This can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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