忍
인
참을 인
刃 + 心 → "bearing a blade on the heart." One of the East's highest virtues.
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When waiting is the greatest skill
Eastern philosophy held patience as one of the greatest virtues. 忍 — bearing a blade (刃) on the heart (心). Not mere endurance, but time that creates depth.
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耐
내
견딜 내
而 + 寸 → "the time of bearing the beard." The 耐 of 忍耐 (forbearance).
堅
견
굳을 견
臣 + 又 + 土 → "as solid as earth." The 堅 of 堅固 (firmness).
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小不忍 則亂大謀
"작은 일을 참지 못하면 큰일을 그르친다"
Failing to bear small things ruins great plans
— 논어 위령공편 (Analects, Wei Linggong)
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