Proverbs:
Bear and forbear
Cf. [Epictetus Fragments x.] ἀ νέχου καὶ ἀρέχου, be patient and endure; [Erasmus Adages ii. vii. 13] sustine et abstine.
Both beare and forbeare, now and then as ye may, then wench God a mercy [reward you], thy husband will say.
[1573 T. Tusser Husbandry (rev. ed.) ii. 12V]
To bear and forbear here, will tend to rest.
[1688 Bunyan Discourse of Building, &c. House of God 53]
The golden rule of married life is, ‘Bear and forbear’.
[1871 S. Smiles Character xi.]
You must take two bears two live with you—Bear and Forbear.
[1940 H. W. Thompson Body, Boots & Britches xix.]
Related to: patience and impatience; tolerance
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