We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Sometimes I lose my temper.

Meditation is to be aware of every thought and of every feeling, never to say it is right or wrong, but just to watch it and move with it. In that watching, you begin to understand the whole movement of thought and feeling. And out of this awareness comes silence.

Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

But if I have a lot of imagination, I could tell myself whatever I wanted, you know. I handle myself quite well. I’m kind of fascist with myself, you know. There’s no discussion. There is an order. You follow it.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

If you’re yelling you’re the one who’s lost control of the conversation.

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way – everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: ‚You’re not making me happy, you’re not doing this, you’re not doing that.‘

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation.

When you get angry, your options narrow.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

I’m not generally a sensitive person, but I tend to be more sensitive toward others and what they’re going through. I don’t know if that’s the healthiest thing, but it’s the truth.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something’s wrong. He’s not right in the brain.

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives‘ mouths.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

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.

Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.

I can resist everything except temptation.

Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.

A disagreement or incident involving someone who’s not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it’s a natural thing.

I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.

One must marry one’s feelings to one’s beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one’s life.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

It doesn’t take much to make me angry.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together.

It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.