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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind
The greatest remedy for anger is delay
The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger
Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured
Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it
Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, count a hundred.
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