We can secure other people’s approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that.
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.
- Topic: Anger
- Location: Mexico, Quintana Roo
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.
As I walked out the door to my freedom I knew that, if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and resentment behind, I would remain a prisoner.
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
