“There's always a place for the angry young man with his fist in the air and his head in the sand. He's never been able to learn from mistakes, he can't understand why his heart always breaks.” MenHeartAbleYoungMistakeEducationBreakAirAngryYoung ManSandFistsLearning From Mistakes Author:Billy Joel
“Wisdom includes not getting angry unnecessarily. The Law ignores trifles and the wise man does, too.” MenDoeLawWiseAngryTrifles Book:Job, a Comedy of Justice Source: Job, a Comedy of Justice
“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being” MenGivingMeanWarPlayFeelingsLawUsedJoyFightingNaturalAnimalViolenceBloodMilitaryDangerWeaponsSpringHatredDifficultyAngryAffectionCrueltyBreastsRemoveCarrieFacultySageVeinsPerilHornsNatural LawHatred And LoveMilitary WeaponsViolence And Cruelty Author:Sima Qian
“Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured His glassy essence--like an angry ape Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens, would all themselves laugh mortal.” MenLittlesPlayHeavenLaughingProudAuthorityAngelEssenceAngryTricksIgnorantMortalsFantasticSplitsAssuredApesMercifulOaksBoltsProud ManSpleenMyrtle Book:Measure for Measure Source: Measure for Measure
“We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.” MenFeelsPersonsMomentsAngerPraiseAngryLengthRight PersonRight Moment Book:The Nicomachean ethics Source: The Nicomachean ethics