Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

I wouldn't be honest if I told you that in some moment of my life I had a lot of rage - probably hate - I'm not sure of hate, but rage. But you know what happens is that then you realize you cannot do to others what you think nobody has to do to anybody. Life is important for me and not any kind of life, quality too of life.

Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy, that is the time which you must not do it.

Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct--never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.

Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.

When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul.

Like a cube of ice, anger cannot be eliminated by applying force, only by applying warmth, compassion and kindness.

Conquer the angry man by love.

Even when people act nastily to you, don't condemn them or retaliate.

Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.

Patience puts up with those you'd like to put down

As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

One should not evoke violence by acting fearful.

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

I'm not an emotional fighter.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all true morality.

What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.

My granny Torrelli says when you are angry with someone, so angry you are thinking hateful things, so angry maybe you want to punch them, then you should think of the good things about them, and the nice things they've said, and why you liked them in the first place.

Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.

Let a man overcome anger by love.

Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild, kindly, and loving, how could poverty stand in our way? For we accomplish these things not by spending money but by making the correct choice.

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.