Quote#Speech
Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be…
Quote byAnne Bradstreet · 1612–1672
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Meditations Divine and Moral (1664), 43..
English (original)
Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.
— Anne Bradstreet
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