Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. read more

Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. -Helen Douglas.

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had read more

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.

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.

Anger assists hands however weak.
[Lat., Quamlibet infirmas adjuvat ira manus.]

Anger assists hands however weak.
[Lat., Quamlibet infirmas adjuvat ira manus.]

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you read more

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain
To feel much anger.

A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain
To feel much anger.

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.