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Quotes About Anger

Caligula wished that the Roman people had but one neck that he might cut it off, and as I read this letter I am afraid that for a moment I was capable of wishing the same thing concerning the laboring class of America.
~ Edward Bellamy
Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out and when it does come, it is out again immediately.
~ Edward Everett Hale
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
~ Anonymous
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
~ Anonymous
Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it… and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah.
~ Anonymous
Wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
~ Anonymous
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
~ Anonymous
Jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
~ Anonymous
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
~ Anonymous
Anger is one letter short of danger.
~ Anonymous
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
~ Anonymous
We are members one of another.Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
~ Anonymous
Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
~ Anonymous
Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
~ Anonymous
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
~ Anonymous
Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.
~ Anonymous
Where Do Emotive Responses Come From? The answer to this question is clear. Emotive responses originate in specific brain systems—sometimes in a specific region—responsible for commanding the varied components of the response: the chemical molecules that must be secreted, the visceral changes that must be accomplished, the movements of face, limbs, or whole body that are part of a particular emotion, be it fear, anger, or joy.
~ António R. Damásio
Othello goes through in his mind before he develops jealousy and anger
~ António R. Damásio
Knock him on the head with the umbrella stand? Jab him with the paring knife? Scream. Die. Papa.
~ Anthony Doerr
In the dormitory window one night, Frederick rest his forehead against the glass. "I hate them. I hate them for that.
~ Anthony Doerr
Hatred, Omeir sees, is contagious, spreading through the ranks like a disease. Already, three weeks into the siege, some of the men fight no longer for God or the sultan or plunder but out of a fearful rage. Kill them all. Get this over with. Sometimes the anger flares inside Omeir too, and he wants nothing more than for God to plunge a fiery fist through the sky, and start crushing buildings one after the next until all the Greeks are dead, and he can go home.
~ Anthony Doerr
An incident occurred while Cato was speaking which caused much amusement at his expense. A letter was brought in for Caesar, and Cato immediately accused him of being in touch with the conspirators. He challenged him to read the note out loud. Caesar simply passed it across: it was a love letter from Servilia, Caesar's mistress at the time and Cato's half-sister. Cato threw it back angrily with the words: "Take it, you drunken idiot.
~ Anthony Everitt
The mob, infuriated by the assassination, went berserk. They burned down the Senate House
~ Anthony Everitt
He never forgave her and never saw her again.
~ Anthony Everitt