Arthur Gordon, in his book Aspiring to Greatness tells of a time he lost his temper at a public meeting. The end result was he said some pretty harsh and sarcastic things. His father was at the meeting, but said nothing. When Arthur got home however he found an note on his pillow. Written on it was a passage from Aristotle: "Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."
Source: Retold from Arthur Gordon, Aspiring to Greatness. Excerpt from book found at Afterhours Inspirational Stories
Applications: anger, words