Resentment quotations

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◆ Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

- Buddha99

◆ As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you.

- Elizabeth Gilbert98

◆ He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

- Confucius98

◆ Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

- Malachy McCourt98

◆ Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

- Barbara Sher98

◆ More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.

- Edward Sapir98

◆ To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.

- Tacitus98

◆ Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.

- Peter McWilliams98

◆ Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job.

- Christopher Durang98

◆ I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.

- Lauryn Hill98

◆ Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.

- Lord Chesterfield98

◆ Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

- Roberto Assagioli98