Letting Go Of Anger Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old letting go of anger quotes, letting go of anger sayings, and letting go of anger proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend. Khemetic Saying
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Saying
One who controls occurring anger as one would a chariot gone off the track, that one I call a charioteer; other people just hold the reins. Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you arc the one who gets burned. Buddha
For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it. Plutarch
The wise conquer by strength, rather than anger. The malevolent fall by their own rage. Tibetan Saying
Although you may spend your life killing, / You will not exhaust all your foes. / But if you quell your own anger, / Your real enemy will be slain. Siddha Nagarjuna
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you allow thoughts of anger ... to exercise sway, they have a corroding and poisoning effect upon the organism; they will pull it down, and if allowed to continue will eventually tear it to pieces by externalizing themselves in particular forms of disease. Ralph Waldo Trine
Anger is a normal emotion if it is expressed when felt. Then it is over with. If one keeps a lid on it, it develops into resentment or hate. Sooner or later, resentment and hate explode, destroying others, or they are held in, destroying oneself. Dr. Bernie Siegel
If you don't find a way to express your anger, in a direct, constructive way, it will leak out as indirect, covert hostility, or it will eventually burst forth as explosive rage or violence. It might well attract you to angry people, with the unconscious intention of triggering your own anger. Shakti Gawain
People who carry a lot of anger inside without being aware of it and without expressing it are more likely to be attacked, verbally or even physically, by other angry people, and often for no apparent reason. They have a strong emanation of anger that certain people pick up subliminally and that triggers their own latent anger. Eckhard Tolle
What I've learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them. Oprah Winfrey
When there is anger or frustration in you or around you, instead of focusing on the anger, focus on the seed of compassion, focus on love and resolution. The thought form of resolution in itself sets up a resonant field that enables the mind to perceive methods of resolution. Dhyani Ywahoo
Bitterness is anger gone sour, an attitude of deep discontent that poisons our souls and destroys our peace. Billy Graham
As you get older, though, you realize there are fire extinguishers. You do have an ability to control the flames. Chaka Khan
In anger, you look ten years older. Hedda Hopper
Anger is like milk, it should not be kept too long. Phyllis Bottome
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: Set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual. Phyllis Diller
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: Set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual. Phyllis Diller
Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing you can go beyond your sorrow. Buddha
If we don't let it go / Lay down the anger / Let the wild winds blow / If we don't let it go / We're soon to be strangers / If we don't let it go Gary Curran; Gareth Donoghue; Curtis Jones; Declan Mclaughlin
Let it go 'til you let go of all the anger / And all the words that made you hurt will burn like paper / Straight into the fire, straight into the fire / And let it go until the smoke is gone forever Mark Nilan; Samuel Martin; Julia Michaels; Anton Zaslavski; Lindy Robbins; Adam Young
Let it go 'til you let go of all the anger / And all the words that made you hurt will burn like paper / Straight into the fire, straight into the fire / And let it go until the smoke is gone forever Mark Nilan; Samuel Martin; Julia Michaels; Anton Zaslavski; Lindy Robbins; Adam Young
Crack the windows and take the shutters down / And carry on, carry on / Take just one seed and put it in the ground / And move along, move along / 'Cause it's easy to hold on, but so hard to forgive / So take the dark days and send them to the sun and carry on Mark Nilan; Samuel Martin; Julia Michaels; Anton Zaslavski; Lindy Robbins; Adam Young
Don't let the sun go down on your anger / Embers of ire will burn you in sleep / Take of His grace, no anger will linger / Quenching the fire the devil does keep Matthew Fritz
Anger I have, but anger I'm not / Free from its grip shall I be / Quench all its smoldering flame / Calm me by Your grace that flows free Matthew Fritz
Letting go of anger and hate requires us to give up the hope for a different past, along with the hope of a fantasized future. What we gain is a life more in the present, where we are not mired in prolonged anger and resentment that doesn't serve us. Harriet Lerner
When we forgive we let go of anger that eats away every day at our happiness. Forgiveness empowers you to let go of the pain from the past. It doesn’t mean you forget what happened but rather refuse to allow past experiences be a burden you carry into every day. Michael Nulty
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone? Did I offer healing? Did I let go of anger and resentment? Did I love? Did I forgive? These are the real questions. Trust that the littlest gesture will bear fruits here in this world and life to come." Henri Nouwen