A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Anger seek it prey,--
Something to tear with sharp-edged tooth and claw,
Like not to go off read more
Anger seek it prey,--
Something to tear with sharp-edged tooth and claw,
Like not to go off hungry, leaving Love
To feast on milk and honeycomb at will.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry. -Thomas Haliburton.
When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry. -Thomas Haliburton.
No man provokes me with impunity.
[Lat., Nemo me impune lacessit.]
No man provokes me with impunity.
[Lat., Nemo me impune lacessit.]
One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.
One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. Clarendon -Thomas read more
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. Clarendon -Thomas Fuller.
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.
