- “A man is about as big as the things that make him angry."
– Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
- “There are two things a person should never be angry at: what they can help, and what they cannot.”
– Plato (427 B.C. – 347 B.C.)
- “Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.”
- “Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one."
– Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)
- “When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.”
— Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
- “Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.”
– Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
- “Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it."
– Seneca (4 B.C. – 65 A.D.)
- “If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.”
– Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD)
- “Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not within everyone’s power and that is not easy.”
– Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.)
- “It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.”
– Proverbs 20:3
- “In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.”
– Psalm 4:4
- “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.”
– Psalm 37:8
- "Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.”
– Proverbs 16:32
