“Resentment is like taking poison and hoping that someone else will die.”
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Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
– Carrie Fisher
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else.” ―Buddha
A Buddhist saying on the ineffectiveness of anger: "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else — you are the one who gets burned."
As you have probably heard, holding on to resentments is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.