It’s courtesy and kindness that define a human being—
and a man. That’s who possesses strength and nerves
and guts, not the angry whiners. To react like that brings
you closer to impassivity—and so to strength. Pain is
the opposite of strength, and so is anger. Both are things
we suffer from, and yield to.... and one more thought, from Apollo:
x. That to expect bad people not to injure others is
crazy. It’s to ask the impossible. And to let them behave
like that to other people but expect them to exempt you
is arrogant—the act of a tyrant.- Four habits of thought to watch for, and erase from your
mind when you catch them. Tell yourself:- This thought is unnecessary.
- This one is destructive to the people around you.
- This wouldn’t be what you really think (to say what you
don’t think—the definition of absurdity).