Share & Save
Meaning
The quote says that anger can lead people to act in ways they later regret. It warns that acting while upset can create consequences a person wishes they could take back.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Horace.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Horace
Horace is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Horace (127 quotes) →More quotes by Horace
- “You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”Horace
- “This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; una…”Horace
- “I strive to be brief but I become obscure.”Horace
- “There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged, and the disease in a great measure removed.”Horace
Anger: more sayings
- “We're gonna play fast, we're gonna play physical, we're gonna play furious, and we're gonna play contact foot…”Jeff Fisher
- “Every one of us have been disappointed before and have had to go through the grieving process of anger and, y…”Mathew Knowles
- “Each person's drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic's emotions differently.…”Arlie Russell Hochschild