Variant: You are educated when you have the ability to hear almost anything without losing your temper, or your self-confidence.
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
Mrs Patrick Campbell (1895–1940) British stage actress
No definite source has been found for this statement; though most often attributed to Sir Winston Churchill, and sometimes to Abraham Lincoln, it has only rarely been attributed to Campbell.
Disputed
Henry Adams (1838–1918) journalist, historian, academic, novelist
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, iii. 7
Misattributed
“Don’t lose your temper,” said Ruell evenly. “It’s your worst fault, except for ignorance.”
Damon Knight book A for Anything
Source: A for Anything (1959), Chapter 7 (p. 88)
“When you lose your temper, you lose a friend. When you lie, you lose yourself.”
Robyn Carr American writer
Harvest Moon
“Don't lose temper with the horse — this ultimately defeat your best intentions.”
Jaime Jackson (1947) Horse hoof care professional
The Natural Horse (1997)
“Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities.”
Michael Bloomberg (1942) American businessman and politician, former mayor of New York City
