The Lord is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, unimpeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus bud blooms and the petals unfold. Remember, only the buds that are ready will bloom, the rest will have to wait patiently. (DM, p. 205)

There is in this world no austerity higher than fortitude, no happiness greater than contentment, no punya (deed) holier than mercy, no weapon more effective than patience. (DM, p. 207)

A resolute nature, in other words, the quality of determination and being endowed with a firm resolve, is the precondition for developing patience. Now a resolute nature should not be associated with a stubborn foolishness. In sacred tasks, in matters relating to the spirit, man’s firmness and resolute nature may be described as a quality of the mind which is free from delusion and waveriness. Whatever obstacle is encountered, whatever troubles and problems arise, a man with a resolute nature remains firmly committed to pursuing the tasks which he has undertaken until he achieves his final goal. If you do not have the quality of determination, then patience will have no basis and cannot develop in strength. Patience and determination are twins: one cannot exist without the other. Without determination, patience cannot establish itself, and without patience determination will degenerate into arrogance. (DBG, p. 238)

The quality of patience is the most important quality. Of all the good qualities a person can have, patience and forbearance rank at the very top. (DBG, p. 245)

Doctors need more PATIENCE, not more Patients. (SS Mar 98, p.82)

Consider this – you have no patience even to put up with the problems of a single family, though the responsibility is obviously yours. Imagine then what My patience must be, to listen to, tackle and solve the problems of tens of thousands of families, with a Prema that is rare even among the parents. No. You are capable of gauging Me. You can never grasp the strength of this super-worldly bond that ties you to Me. (NNSG Vol.3, p. 5)