"Holding onto anger is like drinking a poison……" — Buddha
"Holding onto anger is like drinking a poison and expecting the other person to die."
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90 Quotes by Buddha
Buddha has 90 quotes on this site.
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He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be…
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I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another…
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Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first…
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A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even…
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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields…
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With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let…
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you…
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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
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In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving…
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be…
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More Anger Quotes
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right…
— Aristotle
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No one loves the man whom he fears.
— Aristotle
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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the…
— Aristotle
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What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful…
— Saint Augustine
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
— Marcus Aurelius
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
— Marcus Aurelius
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
— Francis Bacon
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
— Francis Bacon
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I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I…
— Kevin Bacon
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I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into…
— Kevin Bacon
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
— Abu Bakr
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