Bad temper Quote by Elbert Hubbard

“Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others”

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The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.

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The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better

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Art is nothing; it's a way.

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Library: A place where the dead lie.

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“If we cannot be happy and powerful and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.”

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The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how.

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So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

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If I supply you with a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought…

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The great man is not so great as folks think, and the dull man is not quite so stupid as he seems. The difference…

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Every knock is a boost.

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What boy well raised can compare with your street gamin who has the knowledge and the shrewdness of a grown-up broker.

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If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the other boat he will scream and shout and curse at the man to steer clear. If you can empty your own boat crossing…

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“For example, if a man with a bad temper has been provoked, then he will surely start shouting or start a fight. You could…

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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

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Nah, I don't have a bad temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.

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“So long as I perceive the world as hostile, I remain linked to it: *I am not crazy*. But sometimes, once my bad temper…

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“He was very interested in everything that lay to the North because no one ever went that way and he was never allowed to go there himself. When he was sitting out of doors mending the nets, and all alone, he would often look eagerly to the North. One could see nothing but a grassy slope running up to a…

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Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

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“The truth is that I will always need you more than you need me. It’s also the truth that I’m not a good bet for someone as vital and young as you. I’m bad tempered, a perfectionist who is too serious, and too used to being on my own. You could go out tomorrow and find someone better for you,…

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“If a man crosses a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, Even though he be bad tempered man He will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat, He will shout at him to steer clear. If the shout is not heard, he will shout again, and yet again, and begin…

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