A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little yielding— certainly too little for the convenience of the world....

I’ve struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.

My pride had risen up and whopped me in the face. I don’t lose my temper a lot, but when I do, I make a good job of it.

You’ve got a shocking temper.

He was kindhearted, in a way. You know the sort of kind heart: it made him uncomfortable more often than it made him do anything; and even when he did anything, it did not prevent...

If you lose your temper, you lose!

I lost my temper today. Fuck it. Whoever finds it can keep it.

There are things that man is not meant to interfere with, and the robust yet fragile temper of a woman is one of them.

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

A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.

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...

I guess you’ve got a spice of temper,” commented Mr. Harrison, surveying the flushed cheeks and indignant eyes opposite him. “It goes with hair like yours, I reckon

What irritates me most of all about these morning people is their horribly good temper, as if they have been up for three hours and already conquered France.

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.

She was fierce, quick to anger, her temper terrifying and unpredictable, her words deeply damaging when she wanted them to be. Because she had almost no need for people, she had no trouble hurting them....

Opportunity seldom rises with blood pressure.

He [Jesus] had a terrible temper, you know, undoubtedly inherited from His Father.

Women’s Tongues are as sharp as two-edged Swords, and wound as much, when they are anger’d.

Anyone can get angry, but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor...

I understand her immediately. She is an instigator, a fire starter, an accelerant of a human being, throwing herself into the middle of a crowd and lighting it up. She is fucking lighter fluid.

Tempers are temporary, but hateful and hurtful words can be remembered forever. Leave a legacy of love and say only kind things.

He’s clearly got a temper on him. When we met, the first thing he said to me was, ‘I’m an irascible guy’ – and he clearly can be – but he was great to work...

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things.

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper — a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.

A person’s true character lies somewhere until after you might have pressed the wrong button without knowing, then you’ll realize that there are dogs in human form.

Control your temper, or it will control you. Sometimes even remotely, like a toy car. Christmas is coming up, and for only $44.44 I’ll sell you a gift that would be perfect for the child...

“I lose my temper, but it’s all over in a minute,” said the student. “So is the hydrogen bomb,” I replied. “But think of the damage it produces!

There might not be a lot of people who can understand you and the way you think, don’t lose your temper and don’t get sad, because you are destined to mark a new path.

Look at the temper on her. What does Michael have to put up with?

Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowlegde of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper; outward obedience, and a scrupulous attention to a...

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue.

I’m six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It’s reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I’ll become a madman.

Why was it that her temper and her thinking never happened at the same time? Her temper behaved like a glutton sitting in an expensive restaurant ordering a hundred dishes, only to disappear when the...

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...

Angels have very nasty tempers. Especially when they’re feeling righteous.

Lose your temper and you lose the fight.

Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others

You mess with my demons….you get the devil!

We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.

I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of...

He threw a temper tantrum with a spray can.

Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The “self” produces desires that “you” must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It’s difficult, though rewarding!

On of the prerequisites for my mobile phone is that I have to be able to fling it at a wall if I lose my temper.

Nonvoting is a fruitless temper tantrum.

Temper is a valuable possession,Never lose it with your obsession,The best way to win a fight,- Do not be mad – it’s not right.Temper is the strength of all,Distemper – weakness and fall,Tempered steel –...

Our natures own predilections and antipathies alike strange. There are people from whom we secretly shrink, whom we would personally avoid, though reason confesses that they are good people: there are others with faults of...

It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.

Ask yourself how many shots you would have saved if you never lost your temper, never got down on yourself, always developed a strategy before you hit, and always played within your own capabilities.