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Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
Anger is one of the sinews of the Soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.
When you learn that a truth is a lie, anger follows.
When you learn that a truth is a lie, anger follows.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be read more
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been read more
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; norcan the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact.