Anger Quotes and Sayings

"Never answer a letter while you are angry." Chinese Proverb

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as
to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." Thomas Jefferson

"The best time for you to hold your tongue is
the time you feel you must say something or bust." Josh Billings

"Be too big for worry and too noble for anger." Christian D. Larsen

"It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say." James Whitcomb Riley

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor." Francis Bacon

"Sadly, some folks want others to feel their pain, to hurt as much as they do-or more. My grandmother once told me to avoid colds and angry people whenever I could. It's sound advice." Walter Anderson"

"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it." Marcus Aurelius

"If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful." Zen master Yuanwu

"Put all hatred and anger aside for you will not reach the truth unless you reach for the loving spirit that resides within you." M. Lee

"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." Ambrose Bierce

"Anger is a bad advisor." Czech Proverb

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the poser to choose either." Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."Seneca

"Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better." Yanni

"You don't have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy and encouragement." Dan Fallon

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten." Buddha

"Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts." Robert Fulghum

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses." William Arthur Ward

"It is easy to fly into a passion--anybody can do that--but to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time with the right object and in the right way--that is not easy, and it is not everyone who can do it." Aristotle

"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them." James Fallows.

"Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed." Clarendon

"Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame." Benjamin Franklin

"People say they wish they had my patience. I tell them I wasn't born with it. I had to learn it. Everybody has patience. Some of us just make better use of it than others." Bruce Law

"Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. Euripides

"Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest." Proverb

"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist." Indira Gandhi

"Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score." Bobby Hull

"..the H.A.L.T. method. Never make a decision when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired." David DeNotaris

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot." Proverb

"I lose my temper, but it's all over in a minute," said the student. "So is the hydrogen bomb," I replied. "But think of the damage it produces!" George Sweeting

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Yoda

"Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry." Lyman Abbott.

"I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet." Chinese Proverb

"During the day, you can go from task to task, to meet each colleague and each person no matter how frustrating without losing your temper, or showing frustration by being arrogant or ignorant. After all, it is only one day." Byron Pulsifer, It Is Only For One Day

"It is your natural emotional energy that arises when you feel like something (or someone) is blocking you from getting what you need or want. For this purpose, anything on the frustration to rage continuum is considered anger." Laurie Weiss

"It's you, from the dawn to nighttime; you when the day is fair, you when the storm is raging - how do you face despair?" Edgar A Guest, What Counts

"Anger can be an expensive luxury." Italian Proverb

"Once you recognize that anger brings you nothing but internal emotional stress, you are ready to move forward with a more clearly defined positive action." Catherine Pulsifer, Anger Is A Wasted Emotion

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton, Setting An Example