Forbearance

• 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]