Patience

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

• This paragraph contains a theme of keeping "patience".

• Described as a virtue in religion or spiritual practices. It is highlighted in the Bible 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. God is with those who are patient, especially in times of suffering.

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

• 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.

• "Patience" is also another name for the card game "Solitare" or Patience Sorting.