<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas--Question 136: Of Patience </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas--Question 136: Of Patience </Td> </Tr> <P> Patience is a virtue is a proverbial phrase referring to one of the seven heavenly virtues typically said to date back to "Psychomachia," an epic poem written in the fifth century . </P> <P> In popular culture, "Patience is a Virtue" can refer to: </P>

Where does the saying patience is a virtue come from