Thecommandofanger，however，doesnotalwaysappearinsuchsplendidcolours。Feariscontrarytoanger，andisoftenthemotivewhichrestrainsit；andinsuchcasesthemeannessofthemotivetakesawayallthenoblenessoftherestraint。Angerpromptstoattack，andtheindulgenceofitseemssometimestoshewasortofcourageandsuperioritytofear。Theindulgenceofangerissometimesanobjectofvanity。Thatoffearneveris。
Vainandweakmen，amongtheirinferiors，orthosewhodarenotresistthem，oftenaffecttobeostentatiouslypassionate，andfancythattheyshow，whatiscalled，spiritinbeingso。Abullytellsmanystoriesofhisowninsolence，whicharenottrue，andimaginesthathetherebyrendershimself，ifnotmoreamiableandrespectable，atleastmoreformidabletohisaudience。Modernmanners，which，byfavouringthepracticeofduelling，maybesaid，insomecases，toencourageprivaterevenge，contribute，perhaps，agooddealtorender，inmoderntimes，therestraintofangerbyfearstillmorecontemptiblethanitmightotherwiseappeartobe。Thereisalwayssomethingdignifiedinthecommandoffear，whatevermaybethemotiveuponwhichitisfounded。Itisnotsowiththecommandofanger。Unlessitisfoundedaltogetherinthesenseofdecency，ofdignity，andpropriety，itneverisperfectlyagreeable。
Toactaccordingtothedictatesofprudence，ofjustice，andproperbeneficence，seemstohavenogreatmeritwherethereisnotemptationtodootherwise。Buttoactwithcooldeliberationinthemidstofthegreatestdangersanddifficulties；toobservereligiouslythesacredrulesofjusticeinspitebothofthegreatestinterestswhichmighttempt，andthegreatestinjurieswhichmightprovokeustoviolatethem；nevertosufferthebenevolenceofourtempertobedampedordiscouragedbythemalignityandingratitudeoftheindividualstowardswhomitmayhavebeenexercised；isthecharacterofthemostexaltedwisdomandvirtue。Self-commandisnotonlyitselfagreatvirtue，butfromitalltheothervirtuesseemtoderivetheirprincipallustre。
Thecommandoffear，thecommandofanger，arealwaysgreatandnoblepowers。Whentheyaredirectedbyjusticeandbenevolence，theyarenotonlygreatvirtues，butincreasethesplendourofthoseothervirtues。Theymay，however，sometimesbedirectedbyverydifferentmotives；andinthiscase，thoughstillgreatandrespectable，theymaybeexcessivelydangerous。
Themostintrepidvalourmaybeemployedinthecauseofthegreatestinjustice。Amidstgreatprovocations，apparenttranquillityandgoodhumourmaysometimesconcealthemostdeterminedandcruelresolutiontorevenge。Thestrengthofmindrequisiteforsuchdissimulation，thoughalwaysandnecessarilycontaminatedbythebasenessoffalsehood，has，however，beenoftenmuchadmiredbymanypeopleofnocontemptiblejudgment。