If you get angry easily, it may be because the seed of anger in you ha…

Nhat Hanh
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If you get angry easily, it may be because the seed of anger in you has been watered frequently over many years, and unfortunately you have allowed it or even encouraged it to be watered. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2004). Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions, p.11, Penguin
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