“The faults of others we have before our eyes, our own behind our backs.”
Seneca
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Anger Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · ANGER
Anger Quotes
Read 200 of the best anger quotes on controlling your temper, staying calm and letting go, from Seneca, Buddha, Marcus Aurelius, Shakespeare and more.
“Reason wishes the decision that it gives to be just; anger wishes the decision which it has given to seem the just decision.”
Seneca
ReasonJustice
“Soon shall we breathe our last. Meanwhile, while we live, while we are among human beings, let us cherish humanity.”
Seneca
HumanityPerspective
“When thou art offended with any man's shameless conduct, immediately ask thyself, Is it possible, then, that shameless men should not be in the world? It is not possible.”
Marcus Aurelius
AcceptancePerspective
“It is peculiar to man to love even those who do wrong.”
Marcus Aurelius
LoveForgiveness
“Consider that thou also doest many things wrong, and that thou art a man like others.”
Marcus Aurelius
HumilitySelf-Reflection
“Thou hast not leisure or ability to read. But thou hast leisure or ability to check arrogance.”
Marcus Aurelius
ArroganceSelf-Control
“Why then are you angry? Because you admire the things of which these men rob you.”
Epictetus
AttachmentWisdom
“If, like a shattered metal plate, thou utter not, then thou hast reached Nirvana; contention is not known to thee.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
SilencePeace
“He whose mind is free from anxiety amid pains, indifferent amid pleasures, loosed from passion, fear and anger, he is called a sage of stable mind.”
Bhagavad Gita
CalmWisdom
“He who is able to endure here on earth the force aroused from desire and passion, he is harmonised, he is a happy man.”
Bhagavad Gita
Self-ControlHappiness
“It is because he is free from striving that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.”
Lao Tzu
PeaceConflict
“He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.”
Confucius
ResentmentSelf-Discipline
“They did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few.”
Confucius
ForgivenessLetting Go
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
The Bible (Psalm 103:8)
MercyFaith
“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”
The Bible (Proverbs 29:22)
ConflictConsequences
“Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you.”
The Bible (Luke 6:27-28)
LoveEnemies
“Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
The Bible (Matthew 5:39)
ForgivenessPeace
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
The Bible (Romans 12:19)
RevengeFaith
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
The Bible (Romans 12:21)
GoodnessStrength
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord.”
The Bible (Proverbs 20:22)
RevengePatience
“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth.”
The Bible (Proverbs 24:17)
EnemiesCompassion
“I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
The Bible (Matthew 18:22)
ForgivenessFaith
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
The Bible (Proverbs 10:12)
LoveHatred
“Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.”
The Bible (Psalm 4:4)
StillnessSelf-Reflection