ProverbWisdom
English origin19th c.
English origin19th c.Cool heads must prevail
Meaning: Rational thinking, not emotional impulse, resolves conflicts and prevents disaster.
Origin: A variation on "cooler heads prevailed," in which calmer people win out over angry ones. References to "the advice of cooler heads" appear in print by the early 19th century, and the phrase was common by the century's end.
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