Anger is only one letter short of danger.
—Unknown
Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.
—Phyllis Diller (b.1917) American Actor, Comedian
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
The anger of a person who is strong, can always bide its time.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Wise men ne’er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At first, keep quiet and count the days when you were not angry: I used to be angry every day, then every other day: next, every two, then every three days! and if you succeed in passing thirty days, sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Life is but short; no time can be afforded but for the indulgence of real sorry, or contests upon questions seriously momentous. Let us not throw away any of our days upon useless resentment, or contend who shall hold out longest in stubborn malignity. It is best not to be angry; and best, in the next place, to be quickly reconciled.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall not be roused to meet it; but if he is angry after he has had time to think upon it, that is sinful. The flame is not wring, but the coals are.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.
—Indira Gandhi (1917–84) Indian Head of State
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
—George William Curtis (1824–92) American Writer, Editor, Orator
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Anger is short-lived madness.
—Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65–8 BCE) Roman Poet
Anger, which, far sweeter than trickling drops of honey, rises in the bosom of a man like smoke.
—Homer (751–651 BCE) Ancient Greek Poet
To him who curbs his wrath, his sins will be forgiven.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
He who gives way to his wrath makes desolate his house.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
—John Dewey (1859–1952) American Philosopher, Psychologist, Educator
Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
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.
—Unknown
A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.
—Charles Spurgeon (1834–92) English Baptist Preacher
Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.
—Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859) English Essayist, Critic
In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
Whate’er’s begun in anger ends in shame.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.
—James Fallows (b.1949) American Writer, Journalist
All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s possible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
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