#12: On Anger (De Ira)
Quotes that resonate, from ‘How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management’ by Seneca, selected, translated and introduced by James Romm.
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Let’s not be angry at good people, for who will we not be angry at, if we rage at the good?
[24]
We hold the flaws of others before our eyes but turn our backs toward our own.
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The majority of humankind gets angry not at the wrongs [that they themselves have], but at the wrongdoers [that are others].
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A good look at ourselves will make us more temperate if we ask ourselves: “Haven’t we ourselves also done something like that? … Does condemning these things really benefit us?”