Francois de Sales - A Patient Man
A really patient man neither complains nor seeks to be pitied; he will speak simply and truly 
of his trouble, without exaggerating its weight or bemoaning himself. If others pity him, he will accept their compassion patiently, unless they pity him for some ill he is not enduring, in which case he will say so with meekness, and abide in patience and truthfulness, combating his grief and not complaining of it.
François de Sales,
