The Awakened call patience the highest penance, long-suffering the highest Nirvâna; for he is not an anchorite (pravragita) who strikes others, he is not an ascetic (sramana) who insults others.
Khantī paramaṁ tapo titikkhā, Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ vadanti buddhā; Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī, Na samaṇo hoti paraṁ viheṭhayanto.
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
The Master said, "Specious words confound virtue. Want of forbearance in small matters confounds great plans."
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; And the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
By conquering anger he obtains patience; he acquires no Karman productive of anger, and destroys the Karman he had acquired before.
Give me the cup! a voice rings in mine ears / Crying: “Bear patiently the bitter years! / For all thine ills, I send thee heavenly grace. …
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Let patience be your purpose in life; implant this within your being. In this way, you will grow into a great river; you will not break off into a tiny stream.