My mother used to say, 'He ...

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

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

Elizabeth Kenny

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Seneca the Younger

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Winston Churchill

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Abraham Lincoln

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Winston Churchill

Quotes from the same author

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

Elizabeth Kenny

He who angers you conquers you.

Elizabeth Kenny

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