In proportion as a man is wise, he controls his anger.
Centuries ago the following truth was written: "Whom the gods would
destroy they first make angry," and in the same era there was also
given us another truth: "A soft answer turneth away wrath."
A man's judgment gets twisted, his ground becomes insecure and his
point of vantage weakens when he becomes angry.
The man who keeps calm when the other fellow gets angry has infinitely
the best of the matter.
Let the other fellow fret and stew and get red in the face, but you
keep calm and you will win the fight every time.
Control yourself, change the subject, and absent yourself when anger
shows.
Cultivate poise, refrain from lowering yourself to the methods of the
ignorant, which is anger. By keeping your temper when your adversary
gets angry you thereby show your superiority, and your adversary
instinctively feels you are a bigger man than he is.
A cool head is wonderful capital for an employer or an employe.
Don't mistake coolness and poise for submissiveness and servility.
Don't let people impose on you and take advantage of your good nature.
State your position in cool, well-weighed words, and carry conviction
with them by your manner.
It takes two to make a quarrel. Whenever anger is present, do not be
one of the two.