Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; norcan the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact.
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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare read more
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
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.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
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 begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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.
One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.
One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.
