They are borne along by the violence of their rage, and think it
is a waste of time to read more

They are borne along by the violence of their rage, and think it
is a waste of time to ask who are guilty.
[Lat., Trahit ipse furoris
Impetus, et visum est lenti quaesisse nocentum.]

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one
hundred.

Anger is what makes a clear mind seem clouded.

Anger is what makes a clear mind seem clouded.

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.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?

Anger is seldom without an argument but seldom with a good one.

Anger is seldom without an argument but seldom with a good one.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.