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, which, far sweeter than trickling drops of honey, rises in
the bosom of a man like smoke.

Anger, which, far sweeter than trickling drops of honey, rises in
the bosom of a man like smoke.

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.

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.]

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for read more

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves

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 an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything read more

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right read more

Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.

Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.