'Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hating others harms you more than the target of your hatred.
- In plain terms
- Hating others hurts you like burning your house for a rat.
- What can you take from it?
- Hate destroys the hater more than the hated.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What grudges do you carry?
- How does hate hurt you?
Another view
Sometimes anger is a justified response to harm.
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