Temper - Quotes

A fellow with a bad temper will soon find himself with no friends to show it to. - Unknown

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passion, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves in daily life very close to the animal plane. - David McKay

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Bad temper is its own scourge. - Charles Buxton

Don’t permit yourself to show temper, and always remember that when you are in the right, you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J. J. Reynolds

Good temper, like a sunny day, sheds a ray of brightness over everything; it is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude! - Washington Irving

If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts. He then becomes a victim of his own passions and emotions, which lead him to actions that are totally unfit for civilized behavior. - Ezra Taft Benson

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours. - Frank Moore Colby

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. - Baltasar Gracian

Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there. - Unknown

Temper is a valuable possession – don’t lose it. - Unknown

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. - Jacqueline Schiff

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us. - Margery Allingham