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Quotes about Temper

Bad temper is bad temper even in the apparent privacy of your own hard drive, and harsh and unjust words, when released into the wild, rampage around and do real damage. And as for the practice of saying mean and untrue things while hiding behind a pseudonym—well, if I get a letter like that it goes straight in the bin. But
- NT Wright
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
- Oscar Wilde
You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
- Job 18:4
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 14:17
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 15:1
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Proverbs 15:18
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
- Proverbs 16:32
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 22:24
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
- Proverbs 25:28
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Proverbs 29:22
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4
I was too aggressive. Too angry.
- Rohan Marley