Transform Your Anger: 30 Inspirational Quotes to Reflect On

Explore a powerful collection of quotes that delve into the nature of anger and its impact on our lives. Discover wisdom from great thinkers and writers that can help you transform your anger into understanding and peace. This blog post features insightful quotes from renowned figures like Buddha, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Maya Angelou, offering perspectives on how to manage anger and its consequences. Each quote serves as a reminder that while anger is a natural emotion, how we respond to it can shape our lives. Join us in reflecting on these words of wisdom and learn how to channel your emotions positively. Whether you're seeking to understand your own anger or looking for ways to support someone else, this collection is a valuable resource for personal growth and emotional intelligence.

Wisdom from the Masters

"If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?"

- Sydney J. Harris

Self-awareness

"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness

"People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing."

- Will Rogers

Adversity

"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."

- Ambrose Bierce

Reflection

"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it."

- Marcus Aurelius

Wisdom

"Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help."

- Thomas Fuller

Belief

"No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched."

- George Jean Nathan

Awareness

"There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust."

- St. Francis De Sales

Belief

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

- Chinese Proverb

Wisdom

"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."

- Buddah

Forgiveness

"He who angers you conquers you."

- Elizabeth Kenny

Empowerment

"Anger is one letter short of danger."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Awareness

"If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot."

- Korean Proverb

Adversity

"Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

- Malachy McCourt

Compassion

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

- Albert Einstein

Compassion

"Anger is short-lived madness."

- Horace

Awareness

"Anger blows out the lamp of the mind."

- Robert G. Ingersoll

Awareness

"Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before – it takes something from him."

- Louis L’Armour

Resilience

"To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee."

- William H. Walton

Compassion

"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."

- Phyllis Diller

Relationships

"Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy."

- Roy T. Bennett

Happiness

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

- Maya Angelou

Healing

"When angry, count four. When very angry, swear."

- Mark Twain

Awareness

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."

- William Arthur Ward

Wisdom

"Anger ... it's a paralyzing emotion ... you can't get anything done."

- Toni Morrison

Awareness

"Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside."

- Mitch Albom

Healing

"Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul."

- Steve Maraboli

Healing

"Anger is an indication that we are lacking emotional intelligence."

- Daniel Goleman

Empowerment

"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Contentment

"Anger, resentment, and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours."

- Shannon Alder

Awareness

"Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."

- Aristotle

Philosophy

"Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."

- Gautama Buddha

Compassion

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

- Confucius

Reflection

"Anger is often a symptom of underlying pain or fear."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Awareness

"Speak when you are angry, and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret."

- Laurence J. Peter

Wisdom

"Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."

- Mark Twain

Health

"The best fighter is never angry."

- Lao Tzu

Courage

"Angry people are not always wise."

- Jane Austen

Wisdom

"Anger is only one letter short of danger."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Courage

Bite-sized Inspirational Quotes

"Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it."

Courage

"Resentment is setting yourself on fire so the smoke will annoy someone."

Compassion

"Resentment is stabbing yourself to get at the person behind you."

Compassion

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

Self-awareness