“So,” he went on, “if a man will only have these two words at heart, and heed them carefully by ruling and watching over himself, he will for the most part fall into no sin, and his life will be tranquil and serene.”
He meant the words [Greek: Anechou kai apechou]—“Bear and Forbear.”
IMAGE: Giorgio Vasari, Patience (c. 1550)
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