Quotes on Anger

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.

It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

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

Envy, propelled by fear, can be even more toxic than anger, because it involves the thought that other people enjoy the good things of life which the envier can't hope to attain through hard work and emulation.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.

It's hard not to empathize with the mayor's anger, given the injustices he'd suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy.

Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the crudest words.

An angry man is full of poison.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

You clearly hate to yield, but you will regret it when your anger has passed. Such natures are justly the hardest for themselves to bear.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

Studies show that aggressively expressing anger doesn't relieve anger but amplifies it. On the other hand, not expressing anger often allows it to disappear without leaving ugly traces.

A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

An angry man is always a stupid man.

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.