Patience and Compassion are stronger than Anger. Anger is an unconscious emotion which arises without you thinking about it. Nobody consciously chooses to be angry. Nobody chooses anger, it just arises, like a knee-jerk reaction. Patience is a conscious choice. Compassion is a conscious emotion. Patience and Compassion have the energy of pure consciousness behind them. That's why Patience and Compassion are stronger than Anger.