Resentment was the hinge of her personality.
– Colson Whitehead
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- If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away. – Confucius
- To forgive is to be free from past resentment to welcome the dawn of peace. – Debasish Mridha
- All the resentment that lies in your heart is simply causing damage to you mostly. – Stephen Richards
- And I guess when you take away the resentment and disappointment, it’s that simple. It is what we do in families: we help, because we were helped. – Anne Lamott
- With resentment, hearts burn in the fire of hatred. With forgiveness, hearts dance with pure joy. – Debasish Mridha
- Because when there is true equality, resentment does not exist. – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Resentment can be intoxicating in a way in which a drunk starts to believe he’s stronger than he is. – Pete Smith
- Life is short let go of ego, entitlement, resentment, hate, doubt. Hold on to positivity, gratitude, optimism, hope, love. – Sravani Saha Nakhro
- A life lived mired in resentment is one that is lived primarily in the past and this is never one that is filled with joy. – Taite Adams
- Empty yourself of past resentment, anger, and sadness to fill it with love and pure happiness. – Debasish Mridha
- A moment of anger is a moment of resentment and madness which can burn your heart. – Debasish Mridha
- Resentment is the act of stabbing yourself repeatedly in the heart with a knife, hoping the other person dies. – Stacey Turis
- Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. – Rick Warren
- Harboring anger, hatred and resentment within you, is containing the venom within you. You are the only one affected… – Jacqueline Ripstein
- Anger is the fuel of resentment which can burn for a lifetime. – Debasish Mridha
- She was certain this trip would be a landslide of regret, anger and resentment, crumbling around a day of sadness. – Shannyn Leah
- To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it. – Tacitus