Mother Angelica Quotes

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.

We're only here to love God and each other. I'm not saying I've never gotten angry at anyone. I do. But you've got to forgive and move on.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild, kindly, and loving, how could poverty stand in our way? For we accomplish these things not by spending money but by making the correct choice.

I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

I'm doing my best to be mindful about how I'm living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else.

Life is precious and there's not a lot of room for anger.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

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

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

It is a lie that our anger justifies our impulse to hurt or ignore our antagonists. We are to forgive to be forgiven. To wait for them to repent before we forgive and repent is to allow them to choose for us a delay which could cost us happiness here and hereafter.

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

Humility is attentive patience.

The sharpest sword is a word spoken in wrath; the deadliest poison is covetousness ;, the fiercest fire is hatred, ;, the darkest night is ignorance. The greatest gain is to give to others ;, the greatest loss is to greedily receive without gratitude ;, an invulnerable armor is patience ;, the best weapon is wisdom.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

People have been unkind to me, but I do not want to swear vengeance. I am a simple human being.

What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.

Let not your rage or malice destroy a life.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

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

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.