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.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

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.

Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
[Lat., Ut fragilis glacies interit ira mora.]

Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
[Lat., Ut fragilis glacies interit ira mora.]

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be read more

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering read more

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm any hostility. -HW Longfellow.

Anger manages everything badly.

Anger manages everything badly.

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin read more

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will
control you.
[Lat., Ira furor brevis est: read more

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will
control you.
[Lat., Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: qui nisi paret
imperat.]