"If you do not wish to be prone……" — Epictetus

"If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At first, keep quiet and count the days when you were not angry: "I used to be angry every day, then every other day: next, every two, then every three days!" and if you succeed in passing thirty days, sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving."

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No one loves the man whom he fears. — 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
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
Anger cannot be dishonest. — Marcus Aurelius
When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. — Francis Bacon
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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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger. — Abu Bakr

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