Best 131 Anger Quotes and Sayings
In this post you will find best anger quotes and sayings.
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Short Anger Sayings
“Anger is a short madness.” —Horace
“Anger is a brief madness.” —Horace
“Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.” —Henry Ward Beecher
“Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.” —Unknown
“To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.” —Alexander Pope
“Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.” —Benjamin Franklin
“Angry people are not always wise.” —Jane Austen
“Silence is the best way to react while angry.” —Unknown
“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. ” —Joe Klaas
“Anger is one letter short of danger.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.” —Allan Lokos
“Men in rage strike those that wish them best.” —William Shakespeare
“The anger of the prudent never shows.” —Burmese
“When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” —Mark Twain
“He who angers you conquers you.” —Elizabeth Kenny
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.” —Seneca
“The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.” —Mehmet Oz
“The anger of a person who is strong, can always bide its time.” —John Ruskin
“Anger is the prelude to courage.” —Eric Hoffer
“Anger cannot be dishonest.” —Marcus Aurelius
“Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.” —Chinese Proverb
“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame?” —Benjamin Franklin
“Anger can be an expensive luxury.” —Italian Proverb
“Keep cool; anger is not an argument.” —Daniel Webster
“Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.” —Francis Bacon
“Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.” —Janet Fitch
“Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can’t last.” —Greg Evans
“You either give up and quit, or you get angry and fight.” —Willow Cross
“There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.” —Wayne Dyer
“Anger … it’s a paralyzing emotion … you can’t get anything done.” —Toni Morrison
“When anger walks it is strongest; let it rest and it gets weak.” —Edward Counsel
“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” —Unknown
“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.” —Horace
“Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out.” —Julia Cameron
“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” —Confucius
“When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.” —Martin Luther
“Get mad, then get over it.” —Colin Powell
“Anger as soon as fed is dead; It’s starving makes it fat.” —Emily Dickinson
“Every present anger derives from past weakness.” —Glen Duncan
“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” —Phyllis Diller
“No one is as angry as the person who is wrong.” —Proverb
“Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.” —English Proverb
“Getting angry doesn’t solve anything.” —Grace Kelly
“When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.” —Mark Twain
“Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.” —Eckhart Tolle
“A hungry man is an angry one.” —Buchi Emecheta
“The best fighter is never angry.” —Lao Tzu
“Anger – a better alternative to caffeine.” —Ilona Andrews
“He who angers you conquers you.” —Elizabeth Kenny
“A man in a passion rides a mad horse.” —Ben Franklin
“Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.” —English Proverb
“Your anger is fun and sulk is love. I shall ever love you.” —M.F. Moonzajer
“People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” —Will Rogers
“When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.” —Martin Luther
“Anger makes dull men witty — but it keeps them poor.” —Francis Bacon
“At the pit’s bottom is no anger.” —Ursula K. Le Guin
“Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.” —Eckhart Tolle
“Our anger could become a force of deliverance.” —Sunday Adelaja
“Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.” —Albert Einstein
“Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.” —James Barrie
“Anger cannot be dishonest.” —Marcus Aurelius
“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” —Joe Klaas
“Bitterness: anger that forgot where it came from.” —Alain de Botton
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.” —Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.” —Pythagoras
“Anger is a bad counselor.” —French Proverb
“Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can’t last.” —Greg Evans
“Men in rage strike those that wish them best.” —William Shakespeare
Anger Sayings
“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.” —Lyman Abbott
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” —Chinese proverb
“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” —Stephen Hawking
“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.” —Buddha
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” —Chinese Proverb
“All angry persons are to be treated, by the prudent, as children.” —Samuel Richardson
“Speak the truth, do not become angered, and give when asked, even be it a little.” —Buddha
“Anger glances in the breasts of wise men; but rests in the bosom of fools.” —Wellins Calcott
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” —Ambrose Bierce
“I have sadness in me. I have anger in me. I have heartbreak in me.” —Ellen DeGeneres
“It’s important for people to keep in mind that while anger is a feeling that everybody has, aggression is a choice.” —Caroled Stovall
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” —Chinese Proverb
“The common theme in anger is that you don’t know how to solve a problem.” —Unknown
“Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.” —Robert Green Ingersoll
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.” —Cherie Carter-Scott
“Never make a decision when you are angry, never make a promise when you are happy.” —Unknown
“There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.” —Dutch Proverb
“Always listen to people when they’re mad, that’s when the truth comes out.” —Unknown
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.” —Josh Billings
“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.” —George Eliot
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.” —Josh Billings
“There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.” —Plato
“Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent’s blade.” —Patricia Briggs
“Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.” —Leo Buscaglia
“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” —Marcus Aurelius
“Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.” —Shannon L. Alder
“An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.” —Publilius Syrus
“What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.” —Wayne Dyer
“When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Anger is a powerful thing and if you don’t know how to get to the root of it, you’ll never overcome it.” —Paul Kendall
“The size of a man is measured by the size of the thing that makes him angry.” —Unknown
“Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.” —Dane Cook
“The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.” —Prophet Muhammad
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.” —Maya Angelou
“Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” —Stephen Hawking
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.” —Maya Angelou
“The size of a man is measured by the size of the thing that makes him angry.” —Unknown
“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?” —Sydney J. Harris
“At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.” —Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.” —Buddha
“If you get upset when the toast burns, what are you going to do when your house burns down?” —Unknown
“Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.” —Thich Nhat Hanh
“Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before — it takes something from him.” —Louis L’Armour
“Anger based on calculated reason is more dangerous than anger based on blind hate.” —Richelle Mead
“Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Anger must be limited and confined, both in race and in time.” —Francis Bacon
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.” —Cherie Carter-Sco
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.” —Josh Billings
“Sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.” —Unknown
“We can never drown anger and worry; yet, if let alone, they drown themselves.” —Horace Fletcher
“A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.” —Christopher Morley
“The embarrassment after the anger is biggest humiliation a person can experience.” —Unknown
“It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.” —Bertrand Russell
“Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent’s blade.” —Patricia Briggs
“Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It’s just figuring out what to do with it.” —Sean Penn
“Anger is a valid emotion. It’s only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don’t want to do.” —Ellen Hopkins
“Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.” —Leo Buscaglia
“Anger is not only inevitable, but it is necessary. For in its place is indifference, the worst of all human qualities.” —Unknown
Top Ten Anger Sayings
Here you will find top ten anger sayings selected by our team.
- “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.” —Buddha
- “Silence is the best way to react while angry.” —Unknown
- “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” —Chinese Proverb
- “Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.” —Francis Bacon
- “Never make a decision when you are angry, never make a promise when you are happy.” —Unknown
- “The greatest remedy for anger is delay.” —Seneca
- “When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.” —Thomas Jefferson
- “Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame?” —Benjamin Franklin
- “Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.” —Horace
