Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes

Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.

Seneca the Younger

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• Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.

  

  Seneca the Younger
  • Anger
  • Cure
  • Hesitation