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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience Patience] - is the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties. | + | * '''patience:''' steadfastness |
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| − | * This paragraph contains a theme of keeping "patience". | + | * "oatience" another name for the card game solitaire |
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| − | * Described as a virtue in religion or spiritual practices. It is highlighted in the Bible and Qur'an in the story of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_%28Biblical_figure%29 Job]. However, it is not one of the traditional Biblical three theological virtues nor one of the four cardinal virtues. God is with those who are patient, especially in times of suffering. | + | * '''Parience:''' operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan (1881) |
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| − | * In Mahayana Buddhism, patience is one of the six (or ten) paramitas that a bodhisattva trains in and practices to realize perfect Bodhi (enlightenment).
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * "Patience" is also another name for the card game "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire Solitare]" or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_sorting Patience Sorting].
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| − | *An opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. This fits with the "rightdown regular" from the previous paragraph.
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