"Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it." — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable

Source: Emma (1815)

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?

Source: Middlemarch (1871-1872)

Beware the fury of a patient man!

Source: The Poetical Works of John Dryden, volume 1

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive

Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote