Resentment Quotes

“Be patient; resentment will always reveal itself.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

a grudge will soon rot the pocket you carry it in.

— Betty MacDonald

“Joy and resentment cannot coexist.”

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“Envy is admiration laced with resentment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Expectations are resentment waiting to happen.

— Anne Lamott

Resentment creates stress.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

“Resentment leads to rude behaviour.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Resentment is the most precious flower of poverty.

— Carson McCullers

“Forgiveness and mercy mean that, bit by bit, you begin to outshine the resentment.”

— Anne Lamott

“When personal resentment overrides familial and cultural values, we all lose.”

— Amy-Jill Levine

“There are no such things in life as compromises without resentment, only delayed reactions.”

— Krishna Udayasankar

I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure.

— Max Roach

“i believe expectations are premeditated resentment.”

— Anonymous

“I transform regrets and resentment into positive forces for change in my life.”

— Daily Affirmations

Sulking is silent because speaking would reveal its folly.

— Mason Cooley

I resent performing for frisking idiots who don't know anything.

— John Lennon

There will be no hatred or resentment among them, their hearts will be as one, and they will glorify God, morning and…

— Muhammad

When we meditate every morning we are putting on armor for the day's battle against our own impatience, inadequacy, resentment, and hostility.

— Eknath Easwaran

“In my family, we don’t so much air our grievances as wallow in them. Anger and resentment are cumulative.”

— Jonathan Tropper

“There's no such thing as a limited victory. Every victory leaves another resentment, another defeated and humiliated people. Another place to guard…

— Jeanette Winterson

To be aware how fruitful the playful mood can be is to be immune to the propaganda of the alienated, which extols…

— Eric Hoffer

Youre too beautiful to hold on to any resentment, bitterness & anger. Forgive yourself & Let it go!!! Be strong

— Ricardo Housham

The Lord's way builds individual self esteem and develops and heals the dignity of the individual, whereas the world's way depresses the…

— Spencer W. Kimball

People vote their resentment, not their appreciation. The average man does not vote for anything, but against something.

— William B. Munro

[On the camel:] When it kneels to be laden it always grumbles, growls and shows resentment, but of this the driver takes…

— Mildred Cable

So long as you do not know who you really are, this will be difficult. You may have to give up a…

— Werner Erhard

When you don't flow freely with life in the present moment, it usually means that you're holding on to a past moment.…

— Louise Hay

When counterterrorist policies are used to suppress peaceful protests and legitimate opposition movements, shut down debate, target human rights defenders, or stigmatize…

— Antonio Guterres

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent…

— Samuel Johnson

Rose quartz is said to be the stone of unconditional love. This crystal opens the heart chakra and is believed to encourage…

— Miranda Kerr

“I finally get that sometimes we hold on to something - a person, a resentment, a regret, an idea of who we…

— Huntley Fitzpatrick

I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because…

— Nicholas Sparks

There are some women in whom conscience is so strongly developed that it leaves little room for anything else. Love is scarcely…

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

Among Negroes of my generation there was not only little direct acquaintance or consciously inherited knowledge of Africa, but much distaste and…

— W. E. B. Du Bois

But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most…

— Katherine Applegate

The tragedy is that in the name of resisting the internal deterioration of faith and the corruption of the world around them,…

— James Davison Hunter

“He never spoke with any bitterness at all, no matter how awful the things he said. Are there really people without resentment,…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Psychiatrists declare that most of our fatigue derives from our mental and emotional attitudes... What kinds of emotional factors tire the sedentary…

— Dale Carnegie

It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied…

— Kate Morton

I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution…

— Joseph Addison