Maxim
Be slow to anger; master yourself.
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
Judaism · Ancient (before 200 BCE)
Translation: King James Version (public domain)
Anger arrives quickly and leaves damage behind it. Real strength, these voices agree, lies less in overpowering others than in holding the reins of our own temper.
Related expressions
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
“He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver; other people are but holding the reins.”
“The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.”
Watch on YouTube: Understanding & Controlling Anger | Andrew Huberman ↗Andrew Huberman discusses this idea“Who give alms, alike in prosperity and in success, and who master their anger, and forgive others! God loveth the doers of good.”
Score
Moral Rank 74.0 · Evidence E = 16.58
E = ln(1+4.50) + √4.50 + 3·2.75 + 1.5·3 = 16.58