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Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you read more
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin read more
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the read more
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything read more
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Anger is only the will to reform.
Anger is only the will to reform.