For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does…

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For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it. ✨ Plutarch (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated), p.2636, Delphi Classics
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For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it. ✨ Plutarch (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated), p.2636, Delphi Classics

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