Aristotle on anger

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Man is by nature a political animal.

I was angry with my friend I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.

William Blake1757–1827A Poison Tree (1794), Songs of Experience (1794), A Poison Tree, st. 1In context

• Friendship

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.

Gautama Buddha501–501 BC

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 Twain1835–1910