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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master, He can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him


- Epictetus








One of the strongest emotions we have to deal with is anger.

We are all in control of our own emotions. One of the strongest emotions we have to deal with is anger. Anger is usually a response to a threat to our ego. Anger is usually what we use to try and control something that we can’t. When we get angry, we’re failing to control the one thing we truly can control — ourselves. We’re giving control of our emotions to someone else.



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