"When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear" — Mark Twain

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things

Source: Walden (1854)

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

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

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Beware the fury of a patient man!

Source: The Poetical Works of John Dryden, volume 1

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook

Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less

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