Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
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Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.
Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.
A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.
Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't follow the letter of the law. It speaks before it thinks. It rears up on its hind legs and charges.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.
I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we're very distrustful of anger. We're not sure if we should repress it. The idea that anger is supposed to be controlled is American, and we try to keep it out of our homes.
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.
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.
Sometimes with anger you can be much more dangerous than with skill.
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