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A man is about as big as the things that make him angry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry
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 is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
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.
Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth,
And constancy lives in read more
Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth,
And constancy lives in realms above;
And life is thorny, and youth is vain;
And to be wrothe with one we love
Doth work like madness in the brain.
Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Anger is what makes a clear mind seem clouded.
Anger is what makes a clear mind seem clouded.
