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Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
Keep cool; anger is not an argument. -Daniel Webster.
Keep cool; anger is not an argument. -Daniel Webster.
Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. read more
Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. -Helen Douglas.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
 Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
 Those best can fear reproof who merit praise.  
 Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
 Those best can fear reproof who merit praise. 
Beware of the fury of the patient man. -John Dryden.
Beware of the fury of the patient man. -John Dryden.
Anger itself does more harm than the condition which aroused anger.
Anger itself does more harm than the condition which aroused anger.
Angry poor people are 'enraged.' Angry rich people are 'livid.'
Angry poor people are 'enraged.' Angry rich people are 'livid.'