Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
—Elizabeth I
Anger as soon as fed is dead-
'Tis starving makes it fat.
—Emily Dickinson
If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.
—Epictetus
If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.
—Epictetus
I have seen a peaceful expression turn to anger as fast as a whip cracks, and so the look on the face might mean less than what it seems to be.
—Greg Evans
Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.
—Harriet Lerner
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
—Henry Ward Beecher
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.
—Joan Lunden
Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
—Laurence J. Peter
Speak when you are angry—and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
—Malcolm X
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
—Mario Puzo
Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.
—Maxine Waters
I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.
—Unknown
The thing about loving someone, is that yelling at them only feels good while you're doing it—as soon as they're gone, all you want to do is take it all back.
—Lauren Barnholdt in Getting Close
They buried the hatchet, but in a shallow, well-marked grave.
—Dorothy Walworth