Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

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Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to...

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All my possessions for a moment of time.

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When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

—Cherie Carter-Scott

Eat a third and drink a third and leave the remaining third of your stomach empty. Then, when you get angry, there will be sufficient room for your rage.

—Babylonian Talmud

Violence stinks no matter which side of it you're on. But now and then there's nothing left to do but hit the other person over the head with a frying pan.

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Don't be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upward.

—Vladimir Nabokov

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