Post by Ms. Shop-a-lot on Feb 27, 2007 9:37:55 GMT -5
There's been a lot of anger and resentment floating around in my world lately, but one thing that really helps keep me grounded is to seek out wise words. So, I've picked 15 or so of my favorite anger quotes. They just make me go "hmm...". So, happy Tuesday and remember to read these when you're tempted to loose your cool!
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He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny
Anger is one letter short of danger. ~Author Unknown
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. ~Will Rogers
Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
Get mad, then get over it. ~Colin Powell
The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn't angry enough. ~Bede Jarrett
Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. ~Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints, 1966
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~Malachy McCourt
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. ~Chinese Proverb
If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. ~Lyman Abbott
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. ~Author Unknown
Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. ~James Fallows
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. ~Author Unknown
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Buddha
Malice drinks one-half of its own poison. ~Seneca
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~Ambrose Bierce
Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. ~Jacqueline Schiff
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He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny
Anger is one letter short of danger. ~Author Unknown
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. ~Will Rogers
Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
Get mad, then get over it. ~Colin Powell
The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn't angry enough. ~Bede Jarrett
Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. ~Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints, 1966
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~Malachy McCourt
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. ~Chinese Proverb
If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. ~Lyman Abbott
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. ~Author Unknown
Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. ~James Fallows
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. ~Author Unknown
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Buddha
Malice drinks one-half of its own poison. ~Seneca
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~Ambrose Bierce
Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. ~Jacqueline Schiff
