A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger ….

Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger. …

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

Character Check
How would my colleagues or spouse say I handle my anger?

In Business Terms
Lots of people have the power to hurt or frustrate me. Only one has the power to make me angry. Me. If it's true that no one else can make me angry, it's even more true that no one else can make me respond aggressively or inappropriately when I feel anger. It often seems that way because my response to feeling anger has become so routine that it seems "automatic." It feels as if the person or event triggered my anger and caused my response.

The truth is, my response is learned behavior. I learned ...