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Better to be forbearing than mighty, to have self-control than to conquer a city. [JPS translation] טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִיר
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Rabbi Ilai say, "A person['s character] is recognized in three things: how they drink (koso), how they spend (kiso), and how they express anger (ka'aso)." אמר רבי אילעאי בשלשה דברים אדם ניכר: בכוסו ובכיסו ובכעסו
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Rabbi Ilai say, "A person makes their character known in three ways: how they drink (“koso”), how they spend (“kiso”), and how they express anger (“ka'aso”)." אמר רבי אילעאי בשלשה דברים אדם ניכר: בכוסו ובכיסו ובכעסו
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There are four types of temperaments. One who is easily angered and easily appeased--his virtue cancels his flaw. One whom it is difficult to anger and difficult to appease--her flaw cancels her virtue. One whom it is difficult to anger and is easily appeased, is a chassid [pious one]. One who is easily angered and is difficult to appease, is wicked. [Translation by chabad.org. Edited for gender neutrality] ארבע מדות בדעות נוח לכעוס ונוח לרצות יצא שכרו בהפסדו קשה לכעוס וקשה לרצות יצא הפסדו בשכרו קשה לכעוס ונוח לרצות חסיד נוח לכעוס וקשה לרצות רשע: 
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