1. forbear - Noun
2. forbear - Verb
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
To control one's self when provoked.
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety.
To treat with consideration or indulgence.
To cease from bearing.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGive us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies. Robert Louis Stevenson
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above. Edmund Waller
Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame,The fire of love supplies ;While that which often bears the name,Is self in a disguise.True zeal is merciful and mild,Can pity and forbear ;The false is headstrong, fierce and wild,And breathes revenge and war. John Newton
Forbear a quarrel with a friend to move: anger breeds hatred; concord sweetens love. Dutch Proverb
Bear and forbear. Romanian Proverb
Bear and forbear. Spanish Proverb