Quotes related to Proverbs 16:32
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
— Samuel Johnson
Leaders are made one response at a time.
— Andy Stanley
There is, inside all our heads, the ego's rabid attack dog. It is purely vicious toward others and toward ourselves as well. Learning to control that dog, and ultimately to end its life, is the process and purpose of enlightened relationships.
— Marianne Williamson
Our power lies in remaining nonreactive.
— Marianne Williamson
good character is the indispensable condition and chief determinant of happiness, itself the goal of all human doing.
— Aristotle
Again, it is harder to fight with pleasure than with anger, to use Heraclitus' phrase', but both art and virtue are always concerned with what is harder;
— Aristotle
Because poets are by nature like us, those who are dominated by some passion seem most convincing; The outraged roar and angry are angry most truthfully.
— Aristotle
He has a gentle voice and a quiet manner, but behind his twinkling blue eyes there lurks a capacity for furious wrath and implacable resolution, the more dangerous because they are held in leash.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all else will come.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.
— Arthur Conan Doyle