Famous quotes on anger

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
- Mahatma Gandhi

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

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
- Alexander Pope

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. – B
- Buddha

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

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.
- Eckhart Tolle

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
- Augustine of Hippo

Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do.
- Ellen Hopkins

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

Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. –
- Aristotle

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
- Winston Churchill

When you are angry, be aware of your anger. As you become aware of it, you are no longer lost in anger. You get to see it from the outside.
- Haemin Sunim

A heart filled with anger has no room for love.
- Joan Lunden

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
- Socrates

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.
- Mark Twain

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
- Jacqueline Schiff

Americans are slow to anger, but once they do get angry, they are impossible to stop.
- Kathleen Troia McFarland

Life's not that simple. Not so easy to move on when the anger you've got is what keeps you going.
- Rachel Ward

People who are passive aggressive don't express their anger directly. Rather, they have the tendency to become sarcastic, stubborn or procrastinate things.
- Malcom Rockwood

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
- George Eliot

Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
- Horace

If it won’t matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes getting angry about it.

Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument.