Noun
The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. Edmund Burke
The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of remarkable Christian forbearance among men - were it not for a mawkish humanitarianism, coupled with imperfect digestive powers, we should devour our young, as Nature intended. Ambrose Bierce
We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another. Gordon B. Hinckley
In the long run an opinion often borrows credit from the forbearance of its patrons. Henry James
Forbearance is no acquaintance. German Proverb
Patience and forbearance make a bishop of his reverence. Irish Proverb