Wisdom of Managing Anger

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Wisdom From the AgesWisdom From the Ages

Managing AngerManaging Anger

Health Promotion Program

Navy & Marine Corps PublicHealth Center


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Be not hasty in the spiritBe not hasty in the spirit

to be angry;to be angry;for angerfor anger restethresteth in thein the

bosom of foolsbosom of fools

Ecclesiastes 7:9Ecclesiastes 7:9


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Holding on to anger is likeHolding on to anger is like

grasping a hot coal with thegrasping a hot coal with theintent of throwing it atintent of throwing it at

someone elsesomeone else

--

you are the one who gets burnedyou are the one who gets burned

BuddhaBuddha


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The person who pursuesThe person who pursues

revenge should digrevenge should dig

two gravestwo graves

-Proverb-Proverb


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You cannot shake handsYou cannot shake hands

with a clenched fistwith a clenched fist

Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi


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If you become angry, doIf you become angry, donot let your anger lead younot let your anger lead you

into sin and do not stayinto sin and do not stayangry all dayangry all day

Ephesians 4:26Ephesians 4:26


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Men are like steel. WhenMen are like steel. Whenthey lose their temper,they lose their temper,

they lose their worththey lose their worth

Chuck NorrisChuck Norris


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If you are patient in oneIf you are patient in one

moment of anger,moment of anger,you will escape a hundredyou will escape a hundred

days of sorrowdays of sorrow

Chinese ProverbChinese Proverb


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For every minute you areFor every minute you areangry, you lose sixtyangry, you lose sixty

seconds of happinessseconds of happiness

Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson


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Hesitation is the best cureHesitation is the best curefor angerfor angerThe first blowsThe first blows

of anger are heavy, but ifof anger are heavy, but ifit waits, it will think againit waits, it will think again

SenecaSeneca


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If you are distressed byIf you are distressed by

anything external, the painanything external, the painis not due to the thingis not due to the thing

itself, but to your ownitself, but to your own

estimate of it; and thus youestimate of it; and thus youhave the power to revokehave the power to revoke

at any timeat any time

Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius


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Harbor no thought thatHarbor no thought that

will burnwill burn

Elaine ST. JamesElaine ST. James


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When angry, count to tenWhen angry, count to tenbefore you speak,before you speak,

if very angry, a hundredif very angry, a hundred

PresidentThomas Jefferson

PresidentPresident

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson


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Speak without offending,Speak without offending,Listen without defendingListen without defending

Caldwell WilliamsCaldwell Williams


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Everyone must be quick toEveryone must be quick to

listen,listen,but slow to speakbut slow to speak

and slow to become angryand slow to become angry

James 1:19James 1:19


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The most importantThe most importantand the only one thatand the only one that

really removes the angerreally removes the anger

is talking. This has to beis talking. This has to bedone at the right time,done at the right time,

with the right personwith the right personand place.and place.

Dr. Katherine KerseyDr. Katherine Kersey


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No matter what youNo matter what you

learned as a child aboutlearned as a child about

anger, it is always possibleanger, it is always possibleto change how you dealto change how you deal

with it todaywith it today

Dennis DaleyDennis Daley


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Give up yourGive up your shouldsshoulds,,

stop laying them onstop laying them onothers, and see whatothers, and see what

happens to your emotionshappens to your emotions

Dr.s Arnold

& Clifford Lazarus

Dr.s Arnold

& Clifford Lazarus


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Things will truly seemThings will truly seemdifferent to us when wedifferent to us when we

have quieted andhave quieted andcooled downcooled down

MontaigneMontaigne


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Considering your differentConsidering your different

response options andresponse options andchoosing the mostchoosing the most

appropriate wheneverappropriate whenever

you are in a stressfulyou are in a stressful

situation, will reduce thesituation, will reduce the

number of occasions you willnumber of occasions you will

irritate othersirritate others

Drs Redford& Virginia Williams

Drs Redford

& Virginia Williams


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If you are angryIf you are angry

change your perception,change your perception,change your procedure,change your procedure,

or change your behavioror change your behavior

Tony RobbinsTony Robbins


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If you decide to use yourIf you decide to use yourenormous potential, youenormous potential, you

can put the brakes oncan put the brakes onanger, shift gears and takeanger, shift gears and take

charge of your lifecharge of your life

Lou TiceLou Tice


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How do you become a veryHow do you become a veryangry person?angry person?

Practice, practice, practicePractice, practice, practice

Dr. Brad BushmanDr. Brad Bushman


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To rule oneTo rule ones angers anger

is well; to prevent itis well; to prevent itIs still betterIs still better

Tryon Edwards

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