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    Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just, what it does cruelly.

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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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Anger Quotes,
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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Anger Quotes,
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

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Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the read more

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.

by Sivananda Found in: Anger Quotes,
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Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you read more

Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. Cato -Marcus Antonius.

by Marcus Antonius Found in: Anger Quotes,
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Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.

by George William Curtis Found in: Anger Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Green Ingersoll Found in: Anger Quotes,
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People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

by Stephen Hawking Found in: Anger Quotes,
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When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

by Mark Twain Found in: Anger Quotes,
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