Quotes about anger

"Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend."

Akhenaton on anger
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"As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him."

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"It takes two flints to make a fire."

Alcott, Louisa May on anger
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"I used to store my anger and it affected my play. Now I get it out. I'm never rude to my playing partner. I'm very focused on the ball. Then it's over."

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"Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason."

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"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present."

Angelis, Barbara De on anger
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"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

Angelou, Maya on anger
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"Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved."

Antonius, Marcus on anger
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"We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time."

Aristotle on anger
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"Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy."

Aristotle on anger
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"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it."

Aurelius, Marcus on anger
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"When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life."

Aurelius, Marcus on anger
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"Anger cannot be dishonest."

Bach, George R. on anger
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"Anger makes dull men witty -- but it keeps them poor."

Bacon, Francis on anger
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"Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt."

Baldwin, James on anger
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"Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade."

Barrie, Sir James M. on anger
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"If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall not be roused to meet it; but if he is angry after he has had time to think upon it, that is sinful. The flame is not wring, but the coals are."

Beecher, Henry Ward on anger
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"Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry."

Beecher, Henry Ward on anger
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"The continuance and frequent fits of anger produce in the soul a propensity to be angry; which oftentimes ends in choler, bitterness, and moronity, when the mid becomes ulcerated, peevish, and querulous, and is wounded by the least occurrence."

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"A soft answer truth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Proverbs 15:1]"

Bible on anger
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"The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. [Proverbs 12:6]"

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"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. [Proverbs 19:11]"

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"Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise men turn away wrath. [Proverbs 29:8]"

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"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. [James 1:19-20]"

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"Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. [Ephesians 4:26]"

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"It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman. [Proverbs 21:19]"

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"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."

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"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. [Ecclesiastes 7:9]"

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"Anger rest in the bosom of fools."

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"Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26]"

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"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."

Bierce, Ambrose on anger
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"Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance."

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"Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat."

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"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

Buddha on anger
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"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten."

Buddha on anger
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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."

Buddha on anger
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"Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge."

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G. on anger
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"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

Carlyle, Thomas on anger
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"No person is important enough to make me angry."

Castaneda, Carlos on anger
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"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

Cato The Elder on anger
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