As a girl my temper often got ...

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you.
As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you.
 Elizabeth Kenny

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My mother used to say, 'He who angers you, conquers you!' But my mother was a saint.
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