Here is an excerpt from Walk Softly & Carry a Big Book regarding anger.
This book has a section that lists all the wise sayings and slogans about dozens of topics. I've highlighted ANGER today. Do any of these ring a bell with you?
Anger(y): Also see Temper
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
A person is only as big as what makes him angry.
An angry person doesn’t even like himself.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
Anger is but a mask for fear.
Anger is just one letter short of danger.
Anger is not a solution.
ANGER... An acid that does more damage in the vessel that it is stored, than on anything it is poured!
Anger: from grateful to hateful in a second.
Angry people are the most afraid.
Be flexible so you don’t get bent out of shape.
Control your anger or it will control you.
Depression is anger turned inward.
Depression: anger without enthusiasm.
Don’t develop a relationship with anger.
For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.
If we were to live—we had to be free of our anger.
If you are right, you don’t need to be angry; if you are wrong, you can’t afford to be angry.
If you’re that angry, the thing to do is to write it down and look at it tomorrow.
Justifiable anger is not justifiable.
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
Nothing pays off like restraint.
Resentment is when you didn’t get your way yesterday. Anger is when you don’t get your way today. Fear is when you won’t get your way tomorrow.
Self-righteous anger is character assassination.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
The clenched fist never receives.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
There are no good reasons for anger, only excuses.
There is no such thing as justifiable anger to an alcoholic.
They don't say things to make you angry, they say things that make you angry.
Those who anger you, conquer you.
We are only as big as the smallest thing that makes us angry.
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