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Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is aweapon that attacks the person read more
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is aweapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. Andthe harms we do, we do to ourselves.
A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two wolves inside of him struggling read more
A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two wolves inside of him struggling with each other. The first is the wolf of peace, love and kindness. The other wolf is fear, greed and hatred. "Which wolf will win, grandfather?" asks the young boy. "Whichever one I feed," is the reply.
Let them hate, so long as they fear.
[Lat., Oderint, dum metuant.]
Let them hate, so long as they fear.
[Lat., Oderint, dum metuant.]
We've practiced loving long enough,
Let's come at last to hate.
[Ger., Wir haben lang genug geliebt,
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We've practiced loving long enough,
Let's come at last to hate.
[Ger., Wir haben lang genug geliebt,
Und wollen endlich hassen.]
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
Hatred is self-punishment.
Hatred is self-punishment.
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
[Lat., Quem metuont oderunt, quem quisque odit read more
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
[Lat., Quem metuont oderunt, quem quisque odit periisse expetit.]
But I do hate him as I hate the devil.
But I do hate him as I hate the devil.
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.