Forbearance
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- Date: 1576
Definitions
- 1 : a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
- 2 : the act of forbearing : patience
- 3 : the quality of being forbearing : leniency
Quote
Patience is exercised by those mortals whose time units are short; true maturity transcends patience by a forbearance born of real understanding[1]
