who said patience is a virtue

The phrase "patience is a virtue" is commonly believed to have originated from the poem "Piers Plowman," written around 1360 by English poet William Langland. The poem contains a line that states "patience is a fair virtue." This sentiment reflects the view that patience is a moral excellence or admirable quality. The origin of the exact phrase is hard to attribute to a single individual, as similar concepts were also expressed in earlier works such as the Latin collection "The Distichs of Cato" by Cato the Elder in the 3rd or 4th century, and the 5th-century Latin poet Prudentius in his epic poem "Psychomania." Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" from the 14th century also includes a similar phrase, "Patience is a high virtue," further emphasizing the longstanding recognition of patience as an important virtue in literature and philosophy.