By virtue one develops the desire to be the best person humanly possible. By knowledge one learns what God wants him to be, and by temperance one stays on course. The temptation to cheat, cut corners and even quit are alternatives to which we might yield without temperance. No one can develop this ability for us. We must learn to control ourselves.
Patience follows temperance closely.
One learns to stay on course by exercising temperance. Just as long as patience endures. Patience induces one's self control to abide. Patience is the ability to see it through without folding. Patience is a work of personal development every Christian must seek to achieve.