Isaac Watts: To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is…
To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils.
In today’s wordsGetting angry over trivial things is petty and childish; raging and fury are brutish; and holding on to constant wrath is the way devils behave.
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