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Quotes About Temper

Anger is a short madness.
~ Horace
Anger is short-lived madness.
~ Horace
Fretfulness of temper will generally characterize those who are negligent of order.
~ Hugh Blair
The spirit of true religion breathes gentleness and affability; it gives a native, unaffected ease to the behavior; it is social, kind, cheerful; far removed from the cloudy and illiberal disposition which clouds the brow, sharpens the temper, and dejects the spirit.
~ Hugh Blair
The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure run away into the buildings and wiped the first beads of sweat from his brow. Strange that such men as that should understand loyalty where so many others threw it aside at the first hint of freedom.
~ Conn Iggulden
Él es tan rabioso.
~ Cristina Henriquez
Anger is the only thing to put off until tomorrow.
~ Czech Proverb
I have my own grown-up versions of temper tantrums, too. I have a hard time not getting hurt when my kids have meltdowns.
~ Busy Philipps
Easy, pet." His voice was laced with soft amusement. "I detect evidence of a temper, which I've no doubt you inherited from the old man. I've seen his eyes flash just that way when his dander is up over some trifle.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Losing his temper was a luxury he rarely permitted himself, but for the past week he'd been invaded by a sullen gloom that weighted every thought and heartbeat, and made him want to lash out at anyone within reach. All because of a woman he had known better than to want. Lady Helen Ravenel... a woman who was cultured, innocent, shy, aristocratic. Everything he was not.
~ Lisa Kleypas
How did he break the chair? Does he have a foul temper? Did he throw it?" "He broke it by sitting on it," Lillian said with a scowl. "Cousin Eustace is rather l-large boned," Evie admitted.
~ Lisa Kleypas
The Ravenel temper," Pandora said with a sage nod, and whispered theatrically, "we have it too." "Our older sister Helen is the only one who doesn't," Cassandra added. "Nothing provokes her," Pandora said. "We've tried ever so often, but it never works.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Listen, my little watering pot, it was in my cousin's nature to do something rash at any given moment. It always would have been. The reckless streak in the Ravenel family has persevered for centuries. Theo could have married a saint, and he would have lost his temper regardless." "I'm certainly not a saint," she said woefully, ducking her head. Amusement rustled through his voice. "I knew that within the first minute of meeting you.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Most men don't seem to get that telling a pissed-off woman to calm down is like throwing gunpowder on a fire." ~ Liberty Jones
~ Lisa Kleypas
Slavery is so vile and miserable an Estate of Man, and so directly opposite to the generous Temper and Courage of our Nation; that 'tis hardly to be conceived, that an Englishman, much less a Gentleman, should plead for't.
~ Unknown
Trace cursed. He actually wanted to hit something, but a tree would break his knuckles, he didn't want to put another dent in the truck, and Dare would hit back.
~ Lori Foster
At the moment I was mad enough to chew up nails and spit out paper clips.
~ Jim Butcher
Subtle and quick to anger?" "Not so subtle.
~ Jim Butcher
You can be such an asshole, Dresden, I swear.
~ Jim Butcher
Handling temper tantrums requires parents with soft voices who don't even try to reason with their misbehaving child.
~ Jim Fay
Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temperit only leads to harm.
~ Unknown
I hate being mad then I turn into someone I dont wanna be I like to stay sweet....sugar spice and everything nice.
~ Unknown
Sorry if I'm being short with you , I'm not in the mood.
~ Unknown
A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.
~ Mason Cooley