Quotes by Anger Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. Georg C. Lichtenberg anger dark time Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. Gautama Buddha anger three giving 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 hydrogen-bomb anger thinking Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge. George William Curtis indulge-in anger men Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just what it does cruelly. George William Curtis mistress anger mind Anger can offer a sense of indignity to replace a sense of shame, and offer a voice-raised above others-which can finally be heard. Those voices are most effective when they are raised in unison, when they have mercy as well as anger behind them, and when, instead of roaring at the anger of old pain, they sing about the glorious possibilities of a future where anger has a smaller house than hope. Gina Barreca anger pain voice If anger were mileage, I'd be a very frequent flyer, right up there in First Class. Gina Barreca women anger class Interestingly, anger and lust are also elusive states once they have passed. Trying to recall why you were angry about something when you've calmed down is like trying to remember why you were in love with someone who no longer attracts you: the initial impulse triggering the emotion is impossible to recapture. Gina Barreca anger lust feelings Anger is the quintessential individual-signature emotion: I am what makes me mad. Gina Barreca signatures mad anger Human anger is a higher thing than what is called divine discontent. For you must be angry with something; but you can be discontented with everything. Gilbert K. Chesterton discontent anger divine The wrong that rouses our angry passions finds only a medium in us; it passes through us like a vibration, and we inflict what we have suffered. George Eliot passion anger vibrations Woman reduces us all to the common denominator. George Bernard Shaw women anger common Every present anger derives from past weakness. Glen Duncan weakness anger past Anger seek it prey,-- Something to tear with sharp-edged tooth and claw, Like not to go off hungry, leaving Love To feast on milk and honeycomb at will. George Eliot leaving anger tears A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain To feel much anger. George Eliot anger pain men Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love. Glenn Beck anger compassion people Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. George Orwell society anger practice Divorce too often is the bitter fruit of anger. A man and a woman fall in love, as they say; each is wonderful in the sight of the other; they feel romantic affection for no one else; they stretch their finances to buy a diamond ring; they marry. All is bliss-that is, for a season. Then little inconsequential activities lead to criticism. Little flaws are magnified into great torrents of faultfinding; they fall apart, they separate, and then with rancor and bitterness they divorce. Gordon B. Hinckley divorce falling-in-love anger Who can calculate the wounds inflicted, their depth and pain, by harsh and mean words spoken in anger? How pitiful a sight is a man who is strong in many ways but who loses all control of himself when some little thing, usually of no significant consequence, disturbs his equanimity. Gordon B. Hinckley anger pain strong I don't know if fury can compete with necessity as the mother of invention, but I recommend it. Gloria Steinem invention anger mother «1011121314151617181920»
