Anger & Emotions

21 passages on anger & emotions, drawn from many traditions and offered with their sources intact. Take the one that meets you where you are.

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

    Paul · Ephesians 4:26 · The Bible

  • A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    Solomon · Proverbs 15:1 · The Bible

  • Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

    Solomon · Ecclesiastes 7:9 · The Bible

  • My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

    James · James 1:19 · The Bible

  • Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

    David · Psalm 37:8 · The Bible

  • The best fighter is never angry.

    Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching

  • 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.

    Mark Twain · Various Works · Various Writings

  • For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson · Various Works · Various Writings

  • Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll · Various Works · Various Writings

  • When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

    Thomas Jefferson · Various Works · Various Writings

  • The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

    Seneca · On Anger

  • Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

    Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard's Almanack

  • Never speak from anger; the words that feel strongest then are often the ones you'll wish you could take back.

    Ambrose Bierce · Various Works · Various Writings

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

    Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings

  • A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    Solomon · Proverbs 15:1 · The Bible

Traditions represented here