Resentment Quotes

428 quotes by 344 authors

The Master said, â€œTo study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learnedâ€”is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from… — Confucius
Weâ€™re miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentments and mortality. We wrongly believe that our… — Elizabeth Gilbert
There's only so much room in one heart. You can fill it up with love or you can fill it with resentment. But every bit… — Sheri Reynolds
Resentment slowly poisoned my blood and I laughed at myself and my absurd hopes. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
You don't understand,' she said, and there was a puzzling trace of resentment in her voice. 'Children never do. The love a parent has for… — Cassandra Clare
To wake up one morning and feel that I was a last a grown-up person, emptied of resentment, vengeful thoughts and other wasteful childish emotions.… — Truman Capote
Resentment is the most precious flower of poverty. — Carson McCullers
I have always liked the phrase "nursing a grudge " because many people are tender of their resentments as of the thing nearest their hearts. — Marilynne Robinson
But mostly, I remembered what Iâ€™ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life… — Katherine Applegate
It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while… — Eric Hoffer
A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself, and about the woman he loves, refusing… — Elisabeth Elliot
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness… — Corrie Ten Boom
The wonder to me is not that she made it through at all but that she made it through so relatively intact, so vibrant. So… — Luke Davies
It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied them together. The… — Kate Morton
The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment. — Pema Chodron
Genius inspires resentment. A sad fact of life. — Eoin Colfer
Resentment and gratitude cannot coexist, since resentment blocks the perception and experience of life as a gift. My resentment tells me that I don't receive… — Henri Nouwen
Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan's way is more powerful, more practical, more… — Ann Voskamp
I am alone. I am here. No one is watching me. In these hours of silence that I cherish, I talk to myself and reflect.… — Ingrid Betancourt
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

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