Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
John DrydenRead
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Holding onto resentment fuels anger, while letting go of it allows peace to return.
This quote by John Dryden emphasizes the psychological relationship between anger and resentment. It suggests that anger is perpetuated by our unwillingness to release feelings of hurt or offense; thus, by consciously choosing to forget resentments, one can effectively rid themselves of anger and attain a more peaceful state of mind.
Themes
AngerResentmentThoughtsPeaceMind
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational seminar about emotional well-being.
More from John Dryden
All quotes βOf no distemper, of no blast he died, _x000D_ But fell like autumn fruit that mellow'd long: _x000D_ Even wonder'd at, because he dropp'd no sooner. _x000D_ Fate seem'd to wind him up for fourscore years; _x000D_ Yet freshly ran he on ten winters more; _x000D_ Till like a clock worn out with eating time, _x000D_ The wheels of weary life at last stood still.
John DrydenRead
Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
John DrydenRead
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
John DrydenRead
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
John DrydenRead
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass_x000D_ _x000D_ With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
John DrydenRead
Similar quotes
Intellectual freedom depends upon material things.
Virginia WoolfRead
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
Samuel JohnsonRead
Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.
P. J. O'RourkeRead
With knowledge there is no hope,... without hope I would sit motionless, rusting like unused armor.
John SteinbeckRead
For solving a surprisingly large and varied number of problems, crowds are smarter than individuals.
Michael ShermerRead