Lingering, bottled-up anger never reveals the 'true colors' of an individual. It, on the contrary, becomes all mixed up, rotten, confused, forms a highly combustible, chemical compound then explodes as something foreign, something very different than one's natural self.
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Don't be in temper, to leave so quickly, that I may be dying. But all too soon, the leaves and debris will gather elsewhere.
And the way you lost your temper!" went on Wallis enthusiastically. "Oh, Mr. Allan, it was beautiful! You haven't been more than to say snarly since the accident! It was so like the way you used to throw hair-brushes--
Interest in temperament as an individual difference dimension of importance in one's behavior leads to reanalysis of both theoretical and methodological considerations relating to the construct.
Never allow your short term temperament to affect your long term decisions.
Never lose your temper.
There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a very strong inclination to pitch Mr. Thomas Gradgrind Junior.
Still, we've attempted to argue when necessary; you've got to be able to let loose and even lose your temper a bit if you're finding it hard to breathe. Closeness has to be like running water; it mustn't stagnate and sour.
I do have an occasional temper - I sort of inherited my dad's short fuse.
The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.
Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.
I've seen what you're going to understand, dear.It made me patient when confronting your temper.
Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.
Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble.
Lose your temper and you lose the fight.
Angels have very nasty tempers. Especially when they__e feeling righteous.
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.