A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Patience,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/74496…

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A quotation from Moliere:

«
PHILINTE: And if goodness were found on every side,
If all men’s hearts were docile, frank, and just,
Most of our virtues would but gather rust,
Since they can serve to help us calmly bear
The injustices that face us everywhere.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/moliere/41828/

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“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” - Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol

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Greta Li and I got a #CFPB blog post to drop on y'all:

"How are #mortgages with a #COVID-related #forbearance performing in 2023?"

"While we expressed concern in both 2021 and 2022 about borrowers’ ability to recover from periods of forbearance, our most recent analysis shows that the majority of borrowers in forbearance in 2021 – including Black and Hispanic borrowers – were largely able to become current on their payments by March 2023."

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/office-of-research-blog-how-are-mortgages-with-covid-related-forbearance-performing-in-2023/

Show #forbearance and #benevolence and #love to one another. Should any one among you be incapable of grasping a certain truth, or be striving to comprehend it, show forth, when conversing with him, a spirit of extreme #kindliness and #goodwill. Help him to see and recognize the truth, without esteeming yourself to be, in the least, superior to him, or to be possessed of greater endowments.

Bahá’u’lláh
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 8
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I Got My Student Loans Ready For Joe Biden's Big Income-Based Forgive-A-Thon And You Should Too https://www.wonkette.com/i-got-my-student-loans-ready-for-joe-biden-s-big-income-based-forgive-a-thon-and-you-should-too

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I'm reminded of the advice from Marcus Aurelius: “Say to yourself in the early morning: today I shall meet meddling, ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, and uncharitable men.”

You are less likely to react with impatience if you habitually factor in a certain expectation of people being difficult sometimes.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2fJJ8x99YcJDa5kbJ/notes-on-patience-and-forbearance

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