Anger Quote by Samuel Johnson

Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.

— Aldous Huxley

An insult is either sustained or destroyed, not by the disposition of those who insult, but by the disposition of those who bear it.

— Saint John Chrysostom

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

— Anonymous

“After all, it is sometimes rather enjoyable to feel insulted, is it not? For the person knows that no one has insulted him, and…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Insult, like many such feelings, is experienced in the soul of the person addressed; it is not something that can be granted or withheld…

— Iain M. Banks

“Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. (Prov. 12:16 NIV)”

— Scotty Smith

When an evil-doer, seeing you practise goodness, comes and maliciously insults you, you should patiently endure it and not feel angry with him, for…

— Gautama Buddha

To take offence is a great folly, and to give offence is a great folly - I know not which is the greater.

— Amelia Barr

“Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.

— Sophocles

With whose imperfections will you bear, and what insult are you capable of enduring, if a thoughtless word from your own Superior is unbearable?

— Vincent de Paul

“When arrogance appears, disgrace follows. . . . —Proverbs 11:2 (JPS)”

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