"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

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"How would I explain to him that I couldn't make peace with him? How would I explain that if I did I would immediately lose my inner balance? How would I explain that one of the arms of my internal scales would suddenly shoot upward? How would I explain that my hatred of him counterbalanced the weight of evil that had fallen on my youth? How would I explain that he embodied all the evils in my life? How would I explain to him that I needed to hate him?"

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"So you try to think of someone else you're mad at, and the unavoidable answer pops into your little warped brain: everyone."

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"Getting angry is like burning yourself with other people's fires. Let is stop by being kind and forgiving like water."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Anger can kill, even a feather gently blowing in the wind."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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