One of the seven sisters guarding the gates of the castle on the hill in the field of folk, an allegorical figure representing one of the attributes that a Christian should cultivate. Patience attends the dinner with Will and the Master of Divinity, and, as might be expected, counsels patience when Will loses his temper with the corrupt and hypocritical Master of Divinity. Patience also explains to Hawkin the right (and Christian) way to truly clean Hawkin’s coat that’s stained with sin.
Patience Quotes in Piers Plowman
The Piers Plowman quotes below are all either spoken by Patience or refer to Patience. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Passus XIII
Quotes
Disce…doce, dilige inimicos.
Disce and Do-Well, doce and Do-Better, dilige and Do-Best:
I learned this from a lover once—Love was her name.
“With words and with works,” she said, “and will of your heart,
…learn to love, for the Lord of Heaven’s sake,
Your enemy in every way even as you love yourself.”
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Patience Quotes in Piers Plowman
The Piers Plowman quotes below are all either spoken by Patience or refer to Patience. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Passus XIII
Quotes
Disce…doce, dilige inimicos.
Disce and Do-Well, doce and Do-Better, dilige and Do-Best:
I learned this from a lover once—Love was her name.
“With words and with works,” she said, “and will of your heart,
…learn to love, for the Lord of Heaven’s sake,
Your enemy in every way even as you love yourself.”
