Conflict Management Quotes

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred

"Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred; this is the law eternal."

Buddha

At the core of all anger

"At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled."

- Marshall B. Rosenberg

To carry a grudge

"To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee."

William Walton

The greatest remedy

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
Seneca

When angry . . .

“When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.”
Thomas Jefferson

Anger and your body

"Physiologically, it simply doesn't matter whether your anger is justified or not. The body doesn't make moral judgements about feelings; it just responds."

Doc Childre and Howard Martin

To be angry is easy

"To be angry is easy. But to be angry at the right person, at the right time, for the right reason, with the right amount of anger, is not easy."
Aristotle

A hundred days of sorrow

“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.”
Chinese Proverb

What causes anger and separation

"Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible."
Thich Nhat Hanh

Anger ventilated

"Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness, anger concealed often hardens into revenge."
Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton