Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse.

Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

I try to have as much patience as possible.

I'd been in my share of fights but never thrown the first punch, and I'm not quick to anger.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Always shun whatever may make you angry.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say.

I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions.

Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.

Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

Keep cool; anger is not an argument.

Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Get into the habit of always speaking calmly to everyone. This will prevent you from anger, a serious character flaw…

There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.