All the wise and pious individuals who set out on the road to self-improvement set for themselves a condition: to conquer their anger—not to become angry and not to hate, but to broaden their hearts to accept both good and bad actions done by other people. If a lowly person harms them, they feel that their own soul is too precious to degrade it by responding in kind. If an honorable person harms them, they tolerate his words and accept the affliction. Therefore, when a person wants to remove anger from his heart, he must accustom himself to make his stubborn heart submissive and not become
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