Quote Genre: Anger

Proverb – ‘I have an axe to grind.’…

‘I have an axe to grind.’

Quote Author: Proverb | Quote Genre: |

Wilford Woodruff – ‘The moment a man or a woman …

‘The moment a man or a woman becomes angry they show a great weakness.’

Quote Author: Wilford Woodruff | Quote Genre: |

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse – ‘While not exactly disgruntle…

‘While not exactly disgruntled he was far from feeling gruntled. He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice and I could see that if not actually disgruntled he was far from being gruntled.’

Quote Author: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse | Quote Genre: |

Isaac Watts – ‘To be angry about trifles is…

‘To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and … Continue reading

Quote Author: Isaac Watts | Quote Genre: |

Unknown – ‘Sticks and stones may break …

‘Sticks and stones may break your bones when theres anger to impart.’

Quote Author: Unknown | Quote Genre: |

Epictetus – ‘Whenever you are angry be as…

‘Whenever you are angry be assured that it is not only a Present evil but that you have increased a habit.’

Quote Author: Epictetus | Quote Genre: |

Alexandre Dumas – ‘There is nothing more gallin…

‘There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent their spleen.’

Quote Author: Alexandre Dumas | Quote Genre: |

Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle – ‘When I am right I get angry….

‘When I am right I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other.’

Quote Author: Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle | Quote Genre: |

Thomas Carlyle – ‘In a controversy the instant…

‘In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves.’

Quote Author: Thomas Carlyle | Quote Genre: |

Sir Henry Bulwer – ‘Anger ventilated often hurri…

‘Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.’

Quote Author: Sir Henry Bulwer | Quote Genre: |