On the record44 BC
The right course, moreover, even in our differences with our bitterest enemies, is to maintain our dignity and to repress our anger, even though we are treated outrageously.
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From his treatise on moral duties, Cicero advises maintaining dignity and suppressing anger even when dealing with one's most hostile adversaries.
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