This article is about the state of being. For other uses, see Patience (disambiguation)

Patience is the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.

Impatience is an opposite of patience.

Patience is described as a virtue in religion or spiritual practices. It is highlighted in the Bible

• Luke 21:19 Christ tells the apostles "In your patience possess ye your souls."

• 1 Timothy 6:11 says "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness."

• 2 Peter 1:5-6 includes the admonition "And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;" and Qur'an in the story of Job. However, it is not one of the traditional Biblical three theological virtues nor one of the four cardinal virtues.

In Mahayana Buddhism, patience is one of the six (or ten) paramitas that a bodhisattva trains in and practices to realize perfect Bodhi (enlightenment).

Patience in Islam is one of the best and most valuable virtues of life. Through patience, a Muslim believes that an individual can get closer to God and thus attain true peace. It is also stressed in Islam, that God is with those who are patient, more specifically during suffering.

Hinduism considers patience vital in gaining control of the five senses as part of achieving Moksha - the liberation from the cycle of life, death and re-birth.

External links

• Quotations on Patience A short collection of quotations on Patience from a broad range of sources

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