The anger costs more than the thing that caused it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.18
The anger costs more than the thing that caused it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.18
The source
"The anger costs more than the thing that caused it." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 11.18. Translated by George Long, 1862.
"how much more pain is brought on us by the anger and vexation caused by such acts than by the acts themselves"George Long, 1862, Meditations 11.18.
Who said it
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.
Questions
- Who said "The anger costs more than the thing that caused it."?
- Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 11.18.
- What is the original wording?
- how much more pain is brought on us by the anger and vexation caused by such acts than by the acts themselves (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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