George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw ( 26/07/1856 –02/11/1950 ) was an Irish playwright and co-founder of the London School of Economics.  Although his first profitable writing was MUSIC & LITERARY CRITICISM, his main talent was for DRAMA, and he wrote more than 60 plays.  He was also an essayist, novelist and short story writer.  For a short time, he was active in local politics, serving on the LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.  He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film PYGMALION respectively.

SHAW’S QUOTES : —

(1) Do not do unto others as you expect they should do to you.  Their tastes may not be the same.

(2) A life spent, making mistakes, is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

(3) Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

(4) Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.  (

5) The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

(6) Just do what must be done.  This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

(7) If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.

(8) A government that robs Peter to pay Paul, can always depend on the support of Paul.

(9) We are made wise not by the recollections of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

(10) I learned, long ago, never to wrestle with a pig.  You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

(11) Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

(12) People who say, ‘it cannot be done’ should not interrupt  those who are doing it.

(13) Life isn’t about finding yourself.  Life is about creating yourself.

(14) Success does not consist in never making mistakes, but in never making the same one a second time.

(15) The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them : that’s the essence of inhumanity.

(16) You cannot be a hero, without being a coward.

(17) The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism, by those who have not got it.

(18) Find enough clever things to say, and you’re a Prime Minister; write them down, and you’re a Shakespeare.

(19) A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition and art into pedantry.  Hence University Education.

(20) Alcohol is the anesthesia, by which we endure the operation of life.

(21) You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul

(22) The secret to success, is to offend the greatest number of people.

(23) It is the mark of a truly intelligent person, to be moved by statistics.

(24) Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn

(25) When a man wants to murder a tiger, he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him, he calls is ferocity.

(26) The test of a man or woman’s breeding is, how they behave in a quarrel.

(27) If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion.

(28) He who can — does; he who cannot — teaches.

(29) Do not try to live forever; you will not succeed.

(30) The only service a  friend can really render, is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.

Coffee-flavoured wine in a can

Good News :  Many Americans start their day with COFFEE and end it with a glass (or two) of WINE.  Now, one US Company is offering both the beverages…IN A CAN.

FRIENDS FUN WINE, whose canned products are made in the South of France, have introduced what they call the WORLD’S FIRST COFFEE-WINE.

CABERNET COFFEE ESPRESSO. It has the flavour of CABERNATE grapes, espresso coffee and a hint of chocolate.

CHARDONNAY COFFEE ESPRESSO —includes wine, a hint of chocolate and vanilla cappuccino. ——–The beverages cost $2.——-Isn’t this a great piece of news to see early in the morning ?

The cushion of the sea

There is what is called the CUSHION OF THE SEA.  Down beneath the surface that is agitated by storms, and driven about with winds, there is a part of the sea that is never stirred.  When we dredge the bottom and bring up the remains of animal and vegetable life, we find that they give evidence of not having been disturbed in the least, for hundreds and thousands of years.

The peace of God is that eternal calm which, like the CUSHION OF THE SEA, lies far too deep down to be reached by any external trouble and disturbance, and he who enters into the presence of God, becomes partaker of that undisturbed calm.

—-Doctor A. T. Pearson

When winds are raging o’er the upper ocean

And billows wild contend with angry roar

It is said, far down beneath the wild commotion

That peaceful stillness reigns evermore.

Far, far beneath, the noise of tempest dies

And silver waves chime ever peacefully

And no rude storm, how fierce so ever it flies

Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.

So to the heart that knows Thy love, O Purest

There is a temple sacred evermore

And all the babble of life’s angry voices

Dies in hushed silence at its peaceful door.

Far, far away, the roar of passion dies

And loving thoughts rise calm and peacefully

And no rude storm, how fierce so ever flies

Disturbs the soul that dwells, O Lord in Thee.

—Harriet Beecher Stowe

“The Pilgrim they laid in a large upper chamber, facing the sun-rising.  The name of the chamber was Peace.

—-Bunyan’s PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.

Bilingual Canton Valais

The CANTON of VALAIS (French pronunciation –vale ; German pronunciation –wallis ) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland.  It sits in the South-Western part of the country, around the valley of the Rhone from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the PENNINE ALPS from the BERNESE ALPS. The Canton is simultaneously one of the driest regions of Switzerland in its central Rhone valley and among the wettest, having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks found in Switzerland.  The CANTON of VALAIS is widely known for the MATTERHORN and resort towns such as SAAS FEE, VERBIER and ZERMATT.  It is composed of 13 districts (hence the 13 stars on the flag) and its capital is Sion.  The Romans called the upper Rhone valley VALIS POENINA, which was won by the Romans, after a great fight at Octodurus in 57BC, and was so thoroughly ROMANIZED, that both the CELTIC original inhabitants and the GERMANIC BURGANDIAN invaders of the 5th century became Romance-speaking peoples. Wine and fruit cognacs, e.g. WILLIAMINE production and tourism are some of the main industries of the CANTON.  Agriculture is important, particularly CATTLE BREEDING in the MOUNTAINS and DAIRY FARMING in the PLAINS.  The wine industry of the CANTON is the largest in Switzerland.  There are also a large number of orchards in the area, and saffron is also gathered there.  The GRISONS FRITILLARY, is a butterfly NYMPHALIDAE family.  It is found in the Alps on heights of 1,500 – 2,600 metres, especially in the SWISS CANTONS VALAIS, ENGADIN and GRAUBUNDEN.  It is also found in the ORTLER region in South Tyrol, and areas in the APENNENE Mountain, such as ABRUZZO.

Adam H. Graham writes, “People don’t visit the rugged landscape of VALAIS just for its ski-slopes, vertical vineyards and thermal baths —-the main attraction is much, much smaller”.  Thanks partly to its arid, sunny climate, VALAIS is one of Europe’s largest butterfly habitats.  The rugged ancient landscape of CANTON VALAIS is home to a variety of exquisite, endangered butterflies which draws lepidopterists from around the world.  It is also known as the VALLEY of BUTTERFLIES.  It is also an area, where a single mountain might be home to several different habitats —-a rare find in the BUTTERFLY WORLD.  The wildflower covered mountainsides of CANTON VALAIS are the perfect playground  for butterflies.  Two regions, particularly, include the SIMPLON PASS, home to the elusive RATZER’S RINGLET, and the narrow VISPERTAL VALLEY, the only place in Switzerland where you can find the Orange and Brown PROVENCAL FRITILLARY.  Some of the most varied butterfly in the VALAIS, however, run along the spine of Switzerland ROSTIGRABEN, the virtual that separates the country’s German and French speaking regions.  ROSTI is a fried potato dish loved by SWISS GERMANS and scoffed at by SWISS FRENCH.  This ancient CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC EQUATOR cuts through the NATURPARK PFYN-FINGES, a thickly-wooded, foreboding steppe habitat that doubles as a natural border attracting several types of butterflies.  The LINGUISTIC DIVIDE adds a challenge : –both German and French species names are used here, which confuse even professionals, therefore in the case of natural history field studies, the Latin names are used. The HIMMELBLAUER BLAULING, or what the French call AZURE de la BUGRANE, is a tiny delicate creature with ice-blue wings and a fanning pattern of orange ringlets along its hind wings..  Then there’s the gossamer APOLLO butterfly with signature RED-EYE wing marks.  There are 195 species of butterflies in Switzerland and tens of 1000’s of moth species, many of them DIURNAL.   In German, the word for butterfly is SCHMETTERLINGE and in French —PAPILLON…Thus CANTON VALAIS is Switzerland’s VALLEY OF BUTTERFLIES.

—BBC, WIKIPEDIA and Adam H. Graham.

World’s best airport restaurants

Fire safety and security are just two major hurdles for the potential airport restaurateur.  Gas can’t be used in the kitchens, in most airports, food supplies have to go through security clearance and perhaps, most daunting of all, customers sometimes have as little as 15 minutes to spend on the meal–

(1) PORTA GAIG (- EL PRAT AIRPORT ) —-Modern Catalan cuisine, such as slow-braised beef cheeks and poached eggs over potatoes ——-not a bad way to ensure you don’t need an in-flight meal.

(2) PRIME TAVERN ( LaGuardia Airport ) —Michael Lomonaco of Porter House, New York, brings to the boarding gates at New York’s LaGuardia.  This isn’t a place to rush –you can expect dining and service at a leisurely pace.

(3) AIRBRAU BRAUHAUS (Munich Airport ) —There’s a beer garden attached to AIRBRAU, Europe’s only airport restaurant with its own on-site brewery.  The bar organises brewery tours.

(4) ASIAN KITCHEN by Susur Lee ( Toronto) ——Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur, Susur Lee, is known for his fusion flavours and techniques.  His Toronto Pearson International Airport outpost, will be a bistro-style eatery showing off French and Chinese influence.

(5) BOCCONE TRATTORIA ( Toronto) ——Canadian Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur, Massimo Capra, is often at this YYZ location inside Toronto Pearson International Airport, guaranteeing that every pizza, pasta and glass of wine can be served within 10 minutes.

(6) ALTITUDE ( Geneva International Airport) –Large glass windows allow diners to enjoy lobster risotto and beef tartar while watching planes take off.

(7) CAT CORA’S KITCHEN (San Francisco)—-At San Francisco International Airport stew and lobster, mac and cheese complement cocktails such as “pig in the barrel”, a mix of buffalo-trace bourbon with smoked bacon.

(8) DANI GARCIA Deli BAR (Malage-Costa del Sol) –This airport, in Spain, serves modern tapas with classic Andalusian flavours –cherry gazpacho, crab ravioli and oxtail burger, are a few of the menu items.

(9) INK.SAC (Los Angeles) —–At LAX, INK.SAC by Michael Voltaggio, is a sandwich bar classic.  Tiny crusty baguettes are stuffed with fillings like cold fried chicken.  Spanish cured meats or a Viet-style banh mi with pork.

(10) THE GORGEOUS KITCHEN (Heathrow) —–The menu at this London Heathrow Restaurant was designed by four UK Celebrity Chefs.  Express items can be ordered and served within 15 minutes, while the afternoon tea menu delivers an English experience quickly.

(11) TOP AIR ( Stuttgart Airport, Germany) —–Chef Marco Akuzun heads Top Air, Europe’s only Michelin-starred airport restaurant.  You can expect gourmet European dishes, artistically presented, flavoursome foams and an amuse bouche at the start of the meal.

(12) PERFECTIONISTS’ CAFE (Heathrow) —–Heston Bluementhal, King of inventive cooking, will apply his science to British Classics in the fast-paced setting of London Heathrow, come June 2014.  The burgers are designed to have “optimal un size and texture”.

(13) TWIST (Toronto) —-At Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canadian Celebrity Chef, Cooking Show Host and Cookbook Author, Roger Mooking, gives North American comfort-food a “twist” —–scones with lavender honey and peameal bacon are examples.

(14) HUNG’S DELICACIES ( Hong Kong) —–Ah-Hung’s original branch is a Michelin-starred shop in Hong Kong’s North Point.  For travellers leaving from Terminal -2, of Hong Kong International Airport, it’s a last chance to try Hong Kong’s traditional “lou seoi” cuisine.

Peace

The term PEACE originates most from the Anglo-French PES, and the Old French PAIS, meaning ‘peace, reconciliation, silence, agreement ‘.  comes from the Latin PAX.

PEACE is an quiet, inner feeling and strength; yet subdued and accepting.  It is like submerging yourself into a placid lake.  PEACE is a placid contented smile. It is mature and more mindful.  it can only be achieved when you look inwards.  You cannot achieve PEACE without understanding your own self.  PEACE is the occurrence of lack of violence and the freedom from fear of violence.  It is also the absence of hostility and retribution, a sincere attempt at reconciliation, the existence of healthy interpersonal or international relationships.

Noted down here are some PEACE QUOTES : ——

(1) Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.  He who envies others, does not obtain PEACE of mind. —–Buddha.

(2) Completely PEACE equally reigns between two mental waves. —–Swami Sivananda.

(3) PEACE is a journey of a 1000 miles and it must be taken one step at a time. —–Lyndon B. Johnson.

(4) When the power of love overcomes the love of power —-the world will know PEACE. —–Jimi Hendrix.

(5) PEACE cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be obtained through understanding. —–Ralph Waldo Emerson.

(6) Those who are at war with others, are not at PEACE with themselves. —–William Hazlitt.

(7) The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart.  The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of PEACE. –Carlos Santana.

(8) You will find PEACE not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them.  You will find PEACE not in denial, but in victory. —–J. Donald Walters.

(9) You cannot find PEACE by avoiding life. —Virginia Woolf.

(10) A PEACE is of the nature of a conquest, for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. —–Shakespeare.

(11) PEACE is the first thing the angels sang. —–John Keble.

(12) A people, free to choose, will always choose PEACE. —–Ronald Reagan.

(13) PEACE is liberty in tranquillity. —–Cicero.

(14) PEACE has to be created, in order to be maintained.  It will never be achieved by passivity. —-Dorothy Thompson.

(15) PEACE is when time doesn’t matter as it passes by. —–Maria Schell

Challenge thy mountain in the Lord

God has said : All my resources are at your command.  Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do.  What mortal mind can realise the full significance of the position to which God lovingly raises His children ?

Say to this mountain “Go

Be cast into the sea”

And doubt not in thy heart

That it shall be to thee.

It shall be done, doubt not His Word

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

 

Claim thy redemption right

Purchased by precious blood

The Trinity unite

To make it true and good

It shall be done, obey the Word

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

 

Self, sickness, sorrow, sin

The Lord did meet that day

On His  beloved One

And thou art ‘loosed away’

It has been done, rest on His Word

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

 

Compass the frowning wall

With silent prayer, then raise

Before its ramparts fall

The victor’s shout of praise

It shall be done, faith rests assured

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

 

The two-leaved gates of brass

The bars of iron yield

To let the faithful pass

Conquerors in every field / It shall be done, the foe ignored

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

 

Take then the faith of God

Free from the taint of doubt

The miracle-working rod

That casts all reasoning out

It shall be done, stand on the Word

CHALLENGE THY MOUNTAIN IN THE LORD.

–Selected..

William Feather

WILLIAM FEATHER ((25/08/1889—-07/01/1981) was an American publisher and author, based in Cleveland, Ohio.  Born in Jamestown, New York, Feather relocated with his family to Cleveland in 1903.  After earning a degree from Western Reserve University in 1910, he began working as a reporter for the CLEVELAND PRESS.  In 1916, he established the WILLIAM FEATHER MAGAZINE.  In addition to writing for and publishing that magazine, and writing for other magazines as H. L. Mencken’s THE AMERICAN MERCURY, he ran a successful printing business and wrote several books.

The WILLIAM FEATHER MAGAZINE was the size of a paperback book, and, at just 24 pages, no thicker than your big toe nail.  It was published once a month for an incredible 75 yrs.  It contained a lot of FEATHERISMS : —–

(1) A clear conscience  doesn’t mean anything —if you haven’t any conscience.

(2) The kindness, lavished on dogs, if evenly distributed, would establish peace on earth.

(3) When the gardeners are praying for rain, the picnickers are praying for sunshine.  So, what is the poor Lord to do ?

(4) The trouble is that women want to keep what they’ve got, and make the men give up what they have.

Moving on, we have here a few William Feather quotes : —-

(1) One of the funny things about the STOCK MARKET, is that every time one person buys, another sells, and BOTH THINK THEY ARE ASTUTE.

(2) One way to get the most out of life, is to look upon it as an adventure.

(3) A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it.

(4) Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because THEY DIDN’T STOP TO ENJOY IT.

(5) Success seems to be largely a matter of  HANGING ON AFTER OTHERS HAVE LET GO.

(6) Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days, that they AREN’T ENJOYING TODAY’S SUNSHINE.

(7) Finishing a good book is like LEAVING A GOOD FRIEND.

(8) Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.

(9) Concentrate on your job, and you WILL FORGET YOUR OTHER TROUBLES.

(10) BEWARE of the person who CAN’T BE BOTHERED BY DETAILS.

(11) The WISDOM of the WISE and the EXPERIENCE of the AGES, is preserved into perpetuity by a nation’s proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.

(12) If we do not discipline ourselves, the WORLD WILL DO IT FOR US.  (13) Don’t let ambition get so far ahead, that it LOSES SIGHT OF THE JOB AT HAND.

(14) Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is ECONOMIC WASTE.

(15) If you’re naturally kind, YOU ATTRACT A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU DON’T LIKE.

(16) One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age, is that IT’S SUCH A NICE CHANGE FROM BEING YOUNG.

(17) An idea isn’t worth much until a man is found who has the ENERGY and the ABILITY TO MAKE IT WORK.

(18) The tragedy is that so MANY have AMBITION and so FEW have ABILITY.

(19) Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a WELL-DESERVED & HONEST REBUKE.

(20) Books OPEN your MIND, BROADEN your MIND and STRENGTHEN YOU as nothing else can.

(21) One of the indictments of civilization is that HAPPINESS & INTELLIGENCE ARE SO RARELY FOUND ——IN THE SAME PERSON.

(22) The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is TAXES.

(23) That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.

(24) The best sermon is preached by the minister who HAS A SERMON TO PREACH and not by the man who HAS TO PREACH A SERMON.

(25) 99 out of 100 assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing but THE UNWILLINGNESS TO DO IT.

Morning Quotes

Here are a few MORNING QUOTES to mull over : —

(1) Today I choose life.  Every MORNING when I wake up, I can choose JOY, HAPPINESS, NEGATIVITY, PAIN…………To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue making mistakes and choices.  Today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity, but embrace it. —–Kevyn Aucoin.

(2) Smile in the mirror.  Do that every MORNING, and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life. —–Yoko Ono.

(3) You’ve got to get up every MORNING with DETERMINATION, if you are going to GO TO BED with SATISFACTION. —–George Horace Lorimer.

(4) When you arise in the MORNING, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive —-to BREATHE, to THINK, to ENJOY, to LOVE. —–Marcus Aurelius.

(5) Everyone has highs and lows. that they have to learn from, but every MORNING, I start off with a good head on my shoulder, saying to myself, “It’s going to be a good day”.—–Lindsay Lohan.

(6) Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe.  How committed are you to WINNING ?  How committed are you to being a good friend ?  How committed are to being TRUSTWORTHY ?  How committed are to being successful ?  How committed are you to being a good team-mate ?  a ROLE MODEL ?  There’s that moment every MORNING, when you look in the mirror : ARE YOU COMMITTED, OR ARE YOU NOT ? —–LeBron James.

(7) Thank God every MORNING, when you get up, that you have something to do that day, which must e done—–WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. —–James Russell Lowell

(8) PRAYER is the KEY of the MORNING, and the BOLT of the EVENING. —–Mahatma Gandhi.

(9) THINK in the MORNING.  ACT in the NOON.  EAT in the EVENING.  SLEEP in the NIGHT. —–William Blake.

(10) An EARLY-MORNING walk is a blessing for the whole day—–Henry David Thoreau.

(11) Each day is a little life ; every WAKING and RISING —a little BIRTH, every FRESH MORNING —a little YOUTH, every GOING TO REST & SLEEP —a little DEATH.—–Arthur Schopenhauer.

(12) I wake up every MORNING at 9 and grab the MORNING paper.  Then I look at the obituary page.  If my name is not on it, I GET UP. —–Benjamin  Franklin.

(13) Do not say, ” IT IS MORNING”, and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it or the first time as a new-born child THAT HAS NO NAME. —–Rabindranath Tagore.

(14) If you’re bored with life —–you don’t get up every MORNING with a burning desire to do things —-YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH GOALS. —–Lou Holtz.

(15) MORNING comes, whether you set the alarm or not. —–Ursula K. Le Guin.

(16) Each MORNING when I awake, I experience, again, a supreme pleasure —-that of being Salvador Dali. —–Salvador Dali.

(17) Each MORNING sees some TASK BEGUN, each EVENING sees it CLOSE.  Something ATTEMPTED, something DONE, has earned a night’s repose. —–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

(18) I never really look for anything.  What God throws my way —COMES.  I wake up in the MORNING, and whichever way God turns my feet —I GO. —–Pearl Barley.

(19) A GOOD IDEA will keep you awake during the MORNING, but a GREAT IDEA, will keep you awake during the NIGHT. —–Marilyn vos Savant.

(20) Every MORNING I get up and look through the Forbes List of the richest people in America.  If I’m not there, I GO TO WORK. —–Robert Orben.

(21) The most efficient way to live reasonably, is every MORNING to MAKE A PLAN OF ONE’S DAY, and every NIGHT to EXAMNE THE RESULTS OBTAINED. —-Alexis Carrel.

(22) Early MORNING CHEERFULNESS can be extremely obnoxious. —–William Feather.

(23) First thing every MORNING, before you arise, say out loud, ‘I BELIEVE’ three times. —–Ovid.

(24) In a real dark night of the soul, it is always 3 o’clock in the MORNING. —–F. Scott Fitzgerald.

(25) It’s always such a joy, that you wake up in the MORNING, and there’s work to do. —–Jerome Lawrence.

(26) LOSE AN HOUR in the MORNING, and you will spend all day LOOKING FOR IT. —–Richard Whately.

(27) Never face facts; if you do, you’ll never get up in the MORNING. —–Marlo Thomas.

(28) When you rise in the MORNING, give thanks for the LIGHT OF YOUR LIFE, for YOUR STRENGTH.  Give thanks for your FOOD, and for the JOY OF LIVING.  If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. —–Tecumseh.

(29) It is a common experience, that a problem, difficult at night, is resolved in the MORNING, after a committee of sleep has worked on it. —–John Steinbeck.

(30) The day of the sun is like the day of a king.  It is a PROMENADE in the MORNING, a SITTING ON THE THRONE at NOON, a PAGEANT in the EVENING. —–Wallace Stevens.

Anger

ANGER is an emotional response to one’s psychological interpretation of having been threatened.  Often it indicates when one’s boundaries are violated.  Some have a tendency to react to anger through retaliation.  Anger may be utilised effectively.  Shiela Videbeck, describes anger as a normal emotion, that involves a strong uncomfortable and emotional response to a perceived provocation.

Raymond Novaco of UC Irvine, who since 1975 has published a plethora of literature on the subject, stratified anger into 3 modalities :–COGNITIVE ((appraisals), SOMATIC-AFFECTIVE (tension and agitations) and BEHAVIORAL (withdrawal and antagonism).  William DeFoore, an anger-management writer, described anger as a PRESSURE COOKER : We can only apply pressure against our anger for a certain amount of time, UNTIL IT EXPLODES.

ANGER may have physical correlates, such as increased heart-rate, blood-pressure and levels of adrenaline.  The English term, originally comes from the term anger of OLD NORSE language.  The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses and, at times, in public acts of aggression.  Un controlled anger can, however, negatively affect personal or social well-being.  It is said : ANGER is ACTIVE SADNESS; SADNESS is PASSIVE ANGER.—–Anger (Arabic —GHADAB ) in Islam, is considered to be instigated by Shaitan.  Islamic teachings also state that anger hinders the faith (iman) of a person.  In Buddhism, anger is defined as : being unable to bear the object, or the intention to cause harm to the object.  It is a DESTRUCTIVE EMOTION.  In Hinduism, anger is equated with sorrow as a form of unrequited desire.  In Catholicism, anger is counted as one of the seven deadly sins.  In Judaism, anger is a negative trait.

ANGER QUOTES : —–

(1) Beware of him that is slow to ANGER; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger, and the longer kept.  Abused patience turns to fury. —–Francis Quarles.

(2) ANGER is a killing thing: it kills the man who is angry, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before —it takes something from him.—–Louis L’Amour.

(3) Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech —you will ever regret. —–Ambrose Bierce.

(4) Holding on to ANGER, is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; YOU ARE THE ONE WHO GETS BURNED. —–Buddha.

(5) Anybody can become Angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way —that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. —Aristotle.

(6) In times of great stress and adversity, its always best to keep busy, to plow your ANGER and your energy into something positive. —–Lee Iacocca.

(7) For every minute you remain ANGRY, you give up 60 secs of peace of mind. –Ralph Waldo Emerson.

(8) Bitterness is like cancer.  It feeds upon the host.  But ANGER is like fire, it burns it all clean. —–Maya Angelou.

(9) ANGER is an acid, that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored, than to anything on which it is poured. —–Mark Twain.

(10) ANGER and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. —— Mahatma Gandhi.

(11) ANGER is never without a reason –but seldom with a good one. —–Benjamin Franklin.

(12) When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings.  Then you will forget your ANGER. —–Epictetus.

(13) When ANGER rises, think of the consequences. —–Confucius.

(14) ANGER dwells only in the bosom of fools. —–Albert Einstein.

(15) ANGER is a wind that blows out the lamp of the mind. —–Robert Green Ingersoll.

(16) Keep cool: ANGER is not an argument. —–Daniel Webster.

(17) ANGER, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. —–Seneca.

(18) Be modest, humble, simple.  Control your ANGER. —–Abraham Cahan.

(19) There is nothing wrong with ANGER, provided you use it constructively. –Wayne Dyer.

(20) Hatred is inveterate ANGER. —–Cicero.

(21) ANGER cannot be dishonest. —–Marcus Aurelius.

(22) ANGER is an expensive luxury, in which only men of certain income can indulge, —–George William Curtis.

(23) ANGER is as a stone cast into a wasp’s nest. —–Pope Paul VI.

(24) ANGER is a short madness. —–Horace.

(25) The greatest remedy for ANGER is DELAY. —–Thomas Paine.