Thomas S. Monson Quotes

I don't get mad too much.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

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

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

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

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

He who angers you conquers you.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything.

I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.

We don't get the greatest tools to deal with anger. It's like, 'Hey, count to 10.' When someone really upsets me, how do I respond? I don't usually start counting to 10 and breathing deeply.

I've never thought of myself as having that much of a temper. But it's true that I can't stand it when things are not done properly. When that happens, I cannot control my reaction.

I don't really get angry any more.

I don't get angry easily, but we all have our moments.

Yogis have human emotions, but the thing is not to let anger and doubt become an obsession.

I get a bit quick-tempered sometimes.

To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. I testify that such is possible.

I don't know if there's a lot of patience anymore. I think that could serve a lot of people.

He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, - such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger, we first need to recognize the anger within our mind, acknowledge how it harms both ourself and others, and appreciate the benefits of being patient in the face of difficulties.

I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.

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.