“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is.”

“Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.”

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“How is it possible to hold such anger against something you don't believe in?”

“When you are angry, it means you, yourself are unhappy. Even if you are wronged, you are still making yourself unhappy if you feel anger.”

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”

“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”

“Anger has its place, but it will not serve you here, the way of the warrior is the way of knowing. Of that knowledge requires you to use anger, then you use anger, but you cannot wrest forth knowledge by losing your temper.”

“When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness”