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Full Idea
Other vile passions affect only the worst sort of men, but anger creeps up even on enlightened me who are otherwise sane.
Gist of Idea
Anger is a vice which afflicts good men as well as bad
Source
Seneca the Younger (On Anger (Book 3) [c.60], §04)
Book Ref
Seneca: 'Dialogues and Essays', ed/tr. Davie,John [Penguin 2007], p.21
A Reaction
A very interesting observation for anyone who is trying to analyse the key issues in virtue theory.
| 13552 | Anger is an extreme vice, threatening sanity, and gripping whole states [Seneca] |
| 13553 | Anger is a vice which afflicts good men as well as bad [Seneca] |
| 13554 | True greatness is never allowing events to disturb you [Seneca] |
| 13556 | Every night I critically review how I have behaved during the day [Seneca] |