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He has hay on his horns.
[Lat., Foenum habet in cornu.]
He has hay on his horns.
[Lat., Foenum habet in cornu.]
To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is still better. -Tryon Edwards.
To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is still better. -Tryon Edwards.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. -Elizabeth 1.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. -Elizabeth 1.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
Men are like steel: when they lose their temper, they lose their worth. -Chuck Norris.
Men are like steel: when they lose their temper, they lose their worth. -Chuck Norris.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
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.
