Anger Quotes

"Speak when you are angry—and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret."

"Keep cool; anger is not an argument."

"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."

"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."

"Getting angry doesn't solve anything."

"Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one."

"He who angers you conquers you."

"When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear."

"Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you."

"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame."

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

"Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before."

"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"Angry people are not always wise."

"To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves."

"Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate."

"Every time you get angry, you poison your own system."

"The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk."

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

"Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance."

"Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound."

"Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head."

"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."

"Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock."

"When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred."

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

"Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly."

"Anger is one letter short of danger."

"Anger is a brief lunacy."

"Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy."

"Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself."

"Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind."

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

"Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind."

"Anger is an integrity-producing response to the invasion of your personal boundaries."

"Anger and Folly walk hand in hand; Repentance follows close behind."

"Anger is loaded with information and energy."

"Anger is one of the sinews of the soul."

"Anger is the noise of the soul."

"Anger is a good motivator."

"Anger is seldom without argument but seldom with a good one."

"Hatred is the anger of the weak."

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

"Anger is short madness."

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

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

"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were."

"Never go to bed angry. Stay up and fight."

"Anger is a bad adviser."

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

"An over-taxed patience gives way to fierce anger."

"Anger is a brief madness, but it can leave a long shadow."

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

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present."

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems, not people; to focus your energies on answers, not excuses."

"Guilt is anger directed at ourselves—at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others—at what they did or did not do."

"Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing."

"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."

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

"I have learnt through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmuted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmuted into a power which can move the world."

"Frustration is anger caged in impatience."

"Though just be your anger, restrain it, my brother; why punish yourself for the fault of another?"

"Long tongues and short tempers are usually mated."

"Anger as soon as fed is dead; ’tis starving makes it fat."

"Anger and compassion are not too far apart, and whenever possible, spent anger should give way to compassion."

"Anger is smoke, revenge a consuming fire."

"Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to."

"If you would cure anger, do not feed it."

"People are unjust to anger — it can be enlivening and a lot of fun."

"Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness."

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive."

"There never was a social change in America without angry people at the heart."

"The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love."

"A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity."

"Sometimes you have to get angry to get things done."

"I get angry at a principle, not a person."

"I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love."

"If we were to lose the ability to be emotional, if we were to lose the ability to be angry, to be outraged, we would be robots. And I refuse that."

"I get angry about things, then go on and work."

"When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed."

"Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me."

"It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired."

"Every once in a while, I get mad. ‘The Lorax’ came out of my being angry."

"I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor."

"Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done."

"I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change."

"Life is too short to be angry or sad for long."

"It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel angry."

"I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at."

"Anger is an energy."

"You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate."

"Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying or getting overly angry or to maintain control."

"People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining."

"When I am angry I can pray well and preach well."

"Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts."

"When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of."

"We can choose to wake up and grumble all day and be bitter and angry and judge others and find satisfaction in others doing bad instead of good. Or we can wake up with optimism and love."

"A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger."