Vocabulary :
Quotes :
Anger :
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. |
Marcus Aurelius (121-180) Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher
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Anon. = Anonymous (author unknown)
Abbreviations used for dates:
BCE = Before the Common Era (same as BC, Before Christ)
CE = Common Era (same as AD, Anno Domini meaning After Christ)
c = circa meaning about, approximately
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grievous (adjective): very serious
consequences (noun): results
causes (noun): the reason (for something happening)
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