For all of the talk of Sonny's legendary temper, the one time you think he would personally take a hand, he didn't.
When he found out that Paulie was the traitor, he waited. Paulie got to the house, Sonny made conversation, then told Clemenza, he didn't want to see him again. That's as smooth as the old man and Mikey.
Speaking of Mikey, there were several times that he lost his temper, despite his reputation. Sometimes, I think that Mike and Sonny had more in common than was thought.