Showing posts with label Ralph Waldo Emerson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ralph Waldo Emerson. Show all posts

Friday, November 7, 2008

Anger!


When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
--Mark Twain

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.
--Dr Laurence J. Peter

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

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
--Benjamin Franklin

Anyone who angers you conquers you.
--Anonymous

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems not people; to focus your energies on answers not excuses.
--William Arthur Ward

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