Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Patience

Patience...another thing i don't have right now...but...still have to be patient


Patience
(Pa"tience) (?), n.
[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.
  2. The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance. "Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all." Matt. xviii. 29.
  3. Constancy in labor or application; perseverance. "He learned with patience, and with meekness taught." Harte.

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