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.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
Anger should never be an overnight guest.
Anger should never be an overnight guest.
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. -Unknown.
Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. -Unknown.
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.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.
Those who the Gods would destroy First they would make angry Haliburton -Greek.
Those who the Gods would destroy First they would make angry Haliburton -Greek.
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
Beware the fury of a patient man. -John Dryden.
Beware the fury of a patient man. -John Dryden.
