Anger Quotes

Anger is an emotion we all feel, the difference is how we react to that feeling. These collections of anger quotes to encourage you not to lose your temper, and to find ways to control any anger you may feel.

“It doesn’t pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke.
“Anger resolves nothing it only puts up your blood pressure.” — Catherine Pulsifer
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. — James Thurber
In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca
I don’t usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it’s true – I’m scary. –Eva Mendes

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. — Buddha
“It’s you, from the dawn to nighttime; you when the day is fair, you when the storm is raging – how do you face despair?” — Edgar A Guest
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” — Jack Layton
“I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” — Chinese Proverb
“Anger is a bad advisor.” — Czech Proverb
Anger is our unconsciousness’s fastest way to let us know that our boundaries are being stepped on. — Wendy Hammond
“Explosive anger can really hurt your relationships with your spouse, kids, family, and friends. It causes lasting scars in the people you love most, and it can get in the way of resolving conflicts.” —
“Self control refers to controlling one’s emotions and feelings and not losing one’s cool even in the worst of situations.” — Brian Adams, Self Improvement
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.” — Josh Billings
When the feelings of sadness, anger, and depression appear, allow them to flow and allow yourself to express the emotion with the intention of not doing harm to others. — Molly McCord
“Whether we like to admit it or not, those of us who struggle with an unforgiving heart also carry around a tremendous amount of anger.” — Brian Jones, Forgiveness
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. — Robert Quillen
Anger is the emotion preeminently serviceable for the display of power. — Walter B. Cannon
“Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Anger can be an expensive luxury.” — Italian Proverb
When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence. — Dalai Lama
“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.” — George Eliot
“Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.” — Robert G. Ingersoll
When anger rises, think of the consequences. — Confucius
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. — Bruce Lee
“To be angry is to let others’ mistakes punish yourself.” — Buddha
Great anger and violence can never build a nation. — Nelson Mandela
Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will. — Yoda
“For some people, feelings of anger can be quite frightening, so they seek to suppress these emotions in order to avoid conflict. — Paul Gilbert, PhD

“I lose my temper, but it’s all over in a minute,” said the student. “So is the hydrogen bomb,” I replied. “But think of the damage it produces!” — George Sweeting
“Controlling anger is a personalized exercise. What works for me may not work for you. You need to find what makes you angry.” — Q. C. Aaron, Anger: Overcoming your Inner Demon
“Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Those trapped by their own anger persistently attempt to force others to meet their demands before they can find peace, whereas those who find release from anger do not.” — Les Carter, The Anger Trap
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.” — Seneca
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” — Yoda
“An important key in anger management is identifying the trigger and what it means for you.” — Daniel Brush, Anger Management
It is serious, and you won’t get control of your anger unless you mean business about sorting this difficulty out, once and for all. You will need to be committed to change, but, it can be done. — John Crawford
Anger expressed in a healthy and positive way means that we channel emotional anger towards resolution not attack. — Byron R. Pulsifer
While a challenging life circumstance is one thing, the truth is, we wouldn’t have to manage our anger if the people in our lives would manage their stupidity. — Dr. David J. Lieberman, Ph.D.
Anger is one of the powerful emotions humans are bound to feel, and it is very okay, but when it becomes too much, and we let it control us, it can become destructive. — Adrienne Blodgett

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Being unable to control your temper is no less of an illness than being anxious or depressed, and it deserves every bit as much sympathy. — John Crawford
Speak the truth, do not become angered, and give when asked, even be it a little. — Buddha
“Once you recognize that anger brings you nothing but internal emotional stress, you are ready to move forward with a more clearly defined positive action.” — Catherine Pulsifer
Anger at oneself is a destructive thing. — Qui-Gon Jinn
“Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Anger must be limited and confined, both in race and in time.” — Francis Bacon, Essays
“Put all hatred and anger aside for you will not reach the truth unless you reach for the loving spirit that resides within you.” — M. Lee
“Anger that is getting the way of happiness needs decluttering. Begin by refusing to blame others for your moods.” — Julianne Neilson, Declutter You
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” — Chinese Proverb
While seeking revenge, dig two graves – one for yourself. — Douglas Horton

Anger Quotes