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.
Founder of Buddhism
Attributed, often cited in various Buddhist texts and teachings.
c. 5th century BCE
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"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."
Philosophical"Perform those actions you will never regret: actions that will ripen into future joy and delight."
Philosophical"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him."
Strange & Unusual"The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast."
Philosophical"Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."
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