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"But no: he was empty, he was confronted by a vast anger, a desperate anger, he saw it and could almost have touched it. But it was inert - if it were to live and find expression and suffer, he must lend it his own body. It was other people's anger. "Swine!" He clenched his fists, he strode along, but nothing came, the anger remained external to himself."

"But no: he was empty, he was confronted by a vast anger, a desperate anger, he saw it and could almost have touched it. But it was inert - if it were to live and find expression and suffer, he must lend it his own body. It was other people's anger. "Swine!" He clenched his fists, he strode along, but nothing came, the anger remained external to himself."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

Anger, Emptiness, Emotion, Self

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"If you are not angry with your average performance, you can't effect a change! You must get upset to grab the energy to break the fence confining you!"

"If you are not angry with your average performance, you can't effect a change! You must get upset to grab the energy to break the fence confining you!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Anger, Performance, Success, Change

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"When you are angry-stop, breath, relax, step back, think, and forgive before you react."

"When you are angry-stop, breath, relax, step back, think, and forgive before you react."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Anger, Relax, Think, Forgive

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"Anger is the most effective inspiration."

"Anger is the most effective inspiration."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Anger, Inspirational, Power, Emotion

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"It is useless to fight fire with fire. When you're offended, it is instinctive to want to fight back in anger."

"It is useless to fight fire with fire. When you're offended, it is instinctive to want to fight back in anger."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Anger, Fight, Fire, Offense

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"Anger is a deception. You engage it thinking you'll feel better but ultimately it drills you deeper in the hurt."

"Anger is a deception. You engage it thinking you'll feel better but ultimately it drills you deeper in the hurt."

TemitOpe Ibrahim, Nigerian Poet

Anger, Deception, Hurt, Awareness

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"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

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"Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble."

"Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Anger, Ego, Trouble, Emotion

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"What I'm going to do is pry every stinking tag off these f.ing chairs and make a f.ing collar and throw that cat right in Connor's puked-up face. Pale turd."

"What I'm going to do is pry every stinking tag off these f.ing chairs and make a f.ing collar and throw that cat right in Connor's puked-up face. Pale turd."

John Updike, American Novelist

Anger, Absurdity, Humor, Expression

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"As soon as anger knocks at one's door, wisdom prepares to leave."

"As soon as anger knocks at one's door, wisdom prepares to leave."

Pawan Mishra, Indian Author

Anger, Wisdom, Restraint, Time

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"Anger is an agro-chemical that makes self-destruction to grow faster. Like a stone thrown upward, all angry people eventually fall down into the dirty ditch of sorrowful self-harm and a pathetic loss of real-self."

"Anger is an agro-chemical that makes self-destruction to grow faster. Like a stone thrown upward, all angry people eventually fall down into the dirty ditch of sorrowful self-harm and a pathetic loss of real-self."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Anger, Self-destruction, Failure, Regret

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"I hope he died of intestinal cancer in a part of the world where morphine is as of yet undiscovered."

"I hope he died of intestinal cancer in a part of the world where morphine is as of yet undiscovered."

Stephen King, American Author

Anger, Truth, Wisdom, Regret, Power

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"Treat your anger with the utmost respect and tenderness, for it is no other than yourself."

"Treat your anger with the utmost respect and tenderness, for it is no other than yourself."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Anger, Self, Emotion, Tenderness

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"The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger."

"The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Anger, Thought, First, Habits

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"Blow wind and crack your cheeks. Rage! Blow!"

"Blow wind and crack your cheeks. Rage! Blow!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Anger, Power, Truth, Life, Reality

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"A little fire of anger can burn everything that you have built over your lifetime."

"A little fire of anger can burn everything that you have built over your lifetime."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Anger, Destruction, Regret

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"The whole world dislikes kashays (inner weakness of anger-pride-deceit-greed) and yet, all the kashays of the world are done willfully. One doesn't like to be angry and yet he claims anger is necessary."

"The whole world dislikes kashays (inner weakness of anger-pride-deceit-greed) and yet, all the kashays of the world are done willfully. One doesn't like to be angry and yet he claims anger is necessary."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Anger, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

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"If you cannot stop yourself from getting angry, then at least get angry about things that matters."

"If you cannot stop yourself from getting angry, then at least get angry about things that matters."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Anger, Control, Emotion, Justice

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"Never get angry. If you have to get angry, get angry at yourself and not at others."

"Never get angry. If you have to get angry, get angry at yourself and not at others."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Anger, Self, Control, Peace

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"Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive."

"Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Anger, Arrogance, Merit

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"Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones!"

"Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Anger, Power, Truth, Regret, Life

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"If I still need someone to calm my anger down,then I surely need a scapegoat who enrages me."

"If I still need someone to calm my anger down,then I surely need a scapegoat who enrages me."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Anger, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"All the subjects of the world can be included in the kashays of anger-pride-deceit-greed. Anger and deceit are the 'protectors'. They have indeed originated from greed. A proud person will have greed for self-validation and recognition from others. And deceit protects it."

"All the subjects of the world can be included in the kashays of anger-pride-deceit-greed. Anger and deceit are the 'protectors'. They have indeed originated from greed. A proud person will have greed for self-validation and recognition from others. And deceit protects it."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Anger, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

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"A moment of anger is a moment of resentment and madness which can burn your heart."

"A moment of anger is a moment of resentment and madness which can burn your heart."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Anger, Resentment, Destruction

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"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."

"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Anger, Forget, Lies, Man

"Anger is one of the sinews of the soul."

"Anger is one of the sinews of the soul."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

"Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts."

"Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Anger, Peace, Men

"Anger is a ghost.Human is the host."

"Anger is a ghost.Human is the host."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Anger, Emotion, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Getting angry means setting fire to your own wealth."

"Getting angry means setting fire to your own wealth."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Anger, Regret, Truth, Power, Life

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