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Patience

August 18, 2019 by admin

“Patience is not an absence of action; rather, it is timing. It waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way”

– Fulton J. Sheen

Definition:

  • The ability to bear difficulties calmly (eduinvirtue)
  • Being able to wait without losing your temper (Virtuesforlife)
  • Steadfastness despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity (MW)

Vices:

  • Deficit: impatience, the inability to face difficulties calmly

Example:

Waiting in traffic while keeping a good attitude
Related Virtues: Accepting, Fortitude, Temperance, Faith, Self-Control

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