Shine like a light, but don’t flash at people like lightning.
Some people do odd things to get even.
Bluntness is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves nothing unsaid.
The emptier the pot, the quicker it boils. Watch your temper.
A hothead has never been able to set the world on fire.
He who blows his stack adds to the world’s pollution.
Those who take a grim delight in being temperamental usually are more “temper” than “mental.”
The more often you lose your temper, the more you have of it.
Keep your temper—no one else wants it.
He who can bottle his temper is a real corker.
No one wants a runaway horse, yet many people have a runaway temper.
There’s something that the longer you keep it the better it gets—your temper.
Hot tempers will mean cool friends.
Nothing cooks your goose more quickly than a boiling temper.
Temper is the first thing a golfer has to control. It’s very bad when a ball tees you off.
The worst-tempered people are usually those who know they are wrong.
Good temper, like a shiny day, sheds a brightness over everything.
When a man’s temper gets the best of him, it brings out the worst in him.
Your temper gets you into trouble—your pride keeps you there.
Temper often causes a man to speak his mind when he ought to be minding his speech.
Every time you lose your temper you advertise yourself.
Hitting the ceiling is no way to get up in the world.
If you lose your head, what is the use of the rest of your body?
Hot tempers will lead to spiritual coldness.
Your temper improves the more you don’t use it.
If salvation has done nothing for your temper, it has done nothing for your soul.
Men are like steel—when they lose their temper they are worthless.
Temper is a valuable possession—don’t lose it.
A temper displayed in public is indecent exposure.
A person who loses his temper usually loses.