Patience is a virtue that surpasses the precepts and practicing asceticism.

Those who are capable of patience can be called strong and superior.

── from Fo Yi Jiao Jing
(Sutra of the Teachings Bequeathed by the Buddha)

Harmful yet bearable
The blade of fire, and poison of hatred;
Shall one commit unwholesome karma,
The suffering will surpass the aforementioned.
Families and relatives separate,
Except for karma, which will never forsake.
In the future lives, be they good or bad,
Karma shall follow at all times.
Wherever the flowers may be,
Their scents will follow always;
Once karma is committed,
Whether wholesome or unwholesome,
Will also follow.
Birds abide on forest trees,
Departing at dawn, gathering at dusk;
The same goes for sentient beings
Who shall later, meet again.

── from Saddharma Smrty Upasthana Sutra
(Sutra on the Right Mindfulness on the Dharma)