"When we act pugnaciously, and injuriously, and angrily,……" — Epictetus

"When we act pugnaciously, and injuriously, and angrily, and rudely, to what level have we degenerated? To the level of the wild beasts. Well, the fact is that some of us are wild beasts of a larger size, while others are little animals, malignant and petty."

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