To seek to extinguish anger utterly, is but a bravery of the Stoics. We have better oracles: Be angry, but sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Anger must be limited and confined, both in race and in time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Try to eliminate anger entirely, but keep it within bounds and never let it linger overnight.
- In plain terms
- Don't try to kill anger completely; just limit it and time it.
- What can you take from it?
- Control anger, don't pretend it doesn't exist.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle anger when it arises?
- What limits do you set on emotions?
Another view
Some anger signals important injustices.
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