“To be angry with a man is to hate him; to hate him is to wis…”

“To be angry with a man is to hate him; to hate him is to wish him harm; but to wish him well, even if he has done you harm, is the mark of a great mind.”

— Seneca the Younger

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Seneca, On Anger (De Ira) 2.34.5 (translated by John W. Basore)

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Younger, Seneca the. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Seneca the Younger. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger

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