Patience means restraining one's inclinations.
Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books I'm consistently impressed with their wit humor and insight. That goes for about 95 percent of the audience. The other five percent are why the 'Delete' option and restraining orders were invented.
You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.
Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.