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title: "9 Holding Resentment Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Holding onto resentment is like killing the patient to cure the disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/holding-onto-resentment-is-like-killing-the-patient-to-cure-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [What we don't recognize is that holding onto resentment is like holding onto your breath. You'll soon start to suffocate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/what-we-don-t-recognize-is-that-holding-onto-resentment-is-like/)

[Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/deepak-chopra-63_anger_what-we-don-t-recognize-is-that-holding_2988960.jpg)

> [“Holding onto resentment is like slapping yourself in the face and thinking someone else will feel the pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hernandez/holding-onto-resentment-is-like-slapping-yourself-in-the-face-and/)

[Nick Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hernandez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/nick-hernandez-266132_anger_holding-onto-resentment-is-like-slapping_1476049.jpg)

> [Holding resentment is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to keel over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/holding-resentment-is-like-eating-poison-and-waiting-for-the-other/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/anonymous-1_anger_holding-resentment-is-like-eating-poison_2526513.jpg)

> [Charles had once remarked that holding onto a resentment was like eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/charles-had-once-remarked-that-holding-onto-a-resentment-was-like/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/anne-lamott-188_dies_charles-had-once-remarked-that-holding-o_392703.png)

> [By holding resentment toward someone, you only hurt yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/by-holding-resentment-toward-someone-you-only-hurt-yourself/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/melchor-lim-61_anger_by-holding-resentment-toward-someone-you_2922120.jpg)

> [“Holding on to resentment is like taking poison and waiting for your enemies to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-sincero/holding-on-to-resentment-is-like-taking-poison-and-waiting-for-your/)

[Jen Sincero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-sincero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/jen-sincero-2104_anger_holding-on-to-resentment-is-like-taking_77960.jpg)

> [“Forgiveness is not something we do; rather it is a process of reminding yourself over and over again that holding a resentment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-main/forgiveness-is-not-something-we-do-rather-it-is-a-process-of/)

[Darren Main](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-main/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/darren-main-4353_forgiveness_forgiveness-is-not-something-we-do-rathe_2043375.png)

> [When we have painful memories from hurting experiences, we may feel justified in holding on to the resentment. But resentment is corrosive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-l-taylor/when-we-have-painful-memories-from-hurting-experiences-we-may-feel/)

[Susan L. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-l-taylor/)

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