Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Summary

This quote humorously suggests that patience is often seen as a positive quality, but in reality, it can sometimes be a frustrating experience. It implies that when one is patient, it may be because they are enduring a situation they find unfavorable or uncomfortable. By describing patience as a "minor form of despair," it implies that being patient can be a means of masking our true feelings of dissatisfaction or impatience in certain circumstances.

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