Quotes on Anger

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Anger is Just a Letter Short of Danger

"DOING beats stewing!"

"He who can suppress a moments anger may prevent a day of sorrow."

-Tryon Edwards-

"Anger is just a letter short of DANGER."

"If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts. He then becomes a victim of his own passions and emotions, which lead him to actions that are totally unfit for civilized behavior, let alone behavior for a priesthood holder."

-President Ezra Taft Benson, CR, Oct. 1986-

"When you are offended at anyone's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. By attending to them, you will forget your anger and learn to live wisely."

Marcus Aurelius

"For every sixty seconds of anger, you lose one minute of happiness."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

Chinese Proverb

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