Acid Quotes
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."— Mark Twain
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Meaning of this quote
Holding anger can continue to distress the person experiencing it even when its target is unaffected. The metaphor encourages processing anger constructively, rather than suppressing every legitimate grievance.
Key takeaway:
Seek a constructive way to process anger that is hurting you.
Origin of the quote
Close anonymous matches appear in newspapers in May 1955, decades after Twain's death.
Who actually said this?
Likely misattributedQuote Investigator finds no substantive Twain evidence and traces earlier related imagery. The exact modern sentence should remain anonymous.
