Tuesday, October 13, 2020

October 13th Readings from The Daily Stoic (Round 2) - Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served

 "The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that."

~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6.6


"How much better to heal than to seek revenge from injury. Vengeance wastes a lot of time and exposes you to many more injuries than the first that sparked it. Anger always outlasts hurt. Best to take the opposite course. Would anyone think it normal to return a kick to a mule or to bite a dog?"

~ Seneca, On Anger, 3.27.2

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