A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly... -Proverbs 14:17a.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you read more
Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. Cato -Marcus Antonius.
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as read more
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. -Thomas a Kempis.
When anger rises, think of the consequences
When anger rises, think of the consequences
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.
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.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
