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When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one
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.]
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.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
Anger makes us strong, Blind and impatient, And it leads us wrong; The strength is quickly lost; We feel the read more
Anger makes us strong, Blind and impatient, And it leads us wrong; The strength is quickly lost; We feel the error long.
Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as read more
Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just, what it does cruelly.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. -Booker T. Washington.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. -Booker T. Washington.
