Anyone can become angry – that’s easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not easy.

With all the stress and pressure in our lives, it is easy to lose our patience at the slightest irritation.

Tough times call for patient people and they are always patient and calm when the pressure is on. Keeping your patience in a moment of crisis can save you years of pain and anguish.

Hurtful words unleashed in a single minute of anger have led to many a broken friendship. Words are like arrows: once released, they are impossible to retrieve. So choose yours with care.

An excellent way to control your temper is simply to count for 100 before you respond to someone who has irritated you.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and help them become what they are capable of being.

These are wise words to live by.