A soft answer turneth away wrath
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Aeschylus was as familiar as Solomon with the proverb, "A soft answer turneth away wrath," but no one can say to what precursor sage both men owed the saying.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A soft answer turneth away wrath;" I have known this all my life, but I never felt it so forcibly as now.
From Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum by Mary Huestis Pengilly
"A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up strife."
From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Carry Amelia Nation
A soft answer turneth away wrath," and I thought of Mr. Black's pretty horse and said, politely, "Your horse is the prettiest horse I ever saw.
From Shenanigans at Sugar Creek by Paul Hutchens
November 4 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.—PROV. xv. i, Doest thou well to be angry?—JONAH iv.
From Daily Strength for Daily Needs by Mary W. Tileston
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