Aristotle: Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person…
Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.
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- From the book Nicomachean Ethics, 1126a5 (~1566), Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, 1126a5 (~1566)
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “Anyone can become angry, that is easy...but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way... this is not easy.”
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