BECAUSE CUTTING OUT THE GROUCH MEANS CUTTING OUT THE DOSE OF POISON YOU TAKE EVERY TIME YOU HAVE ONE. Your email address will not be published. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. It means that youve made a decision to let go of the hurt and anger you feel when youre ready to do so. Just let it go! Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. The fact is that we carry this poison at extreme risk to ourselves. It is here that Shantideva described hatred as a poison. 1,200 Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die. QI considers this to be a precursor in the evolution of the modern saying: Cut out the grouch and youll put five to 20 years usefulness onto the end of your life. Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person whom you hold the feelings against. Prev Nelson Mandela Quotes Next . By Joan Borysenko and Larry Rothstein Become so wrapped up in the wrong that you cant enjoy the present. In 2003 the actress Carrie Fisher published The Best Awful: A Novel which included the following:[12] 2003, The Best Awful: A Novel by Carrie Fisher, Quote Page 30, Simon and Schuster, New York. (Google Books Preview), As You Climb the Ladder of Success, Be Sure Its Leaning Against the Right Building, You Cant Have a Better Tomorrow If You Are Thinking About Yesterday All the Time, 1938, The Sermon on the Mount: A General Introduction to Scientific Christianity in the Form of a Spiritual Key to Matthew V, VI and VII by Emmet Fox, Quote Page 98 and 99, Published by Harper & Row, New York. Anger is even described in terms of poison: Slay anger and you will be happy, Understand that resentment is the most potent poison generated in the human body. google_ad_height = 600; I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. What does double barrel mean in drinking? , 1994, A Womans Life: The Story of an Ordinary American and Her Extraordinary Generation by Susan Cheever, Quote Page 132 and 133, William Morrow and Company, New York. () -Nathan Feiles, LCSW. More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment. Resentment builds when one partner feels theyre more attentive and aware of their relationships needs than their partner, she said. As compulsive overeaters, we cannot afford resentment, since it exacerbates our disease. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee. Alan Brandt was also cited in 1995. "Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies." Nelson Mandela tags: forgiveness , inspirational Read more quotes from Nelson Mandela Share this quote: Like Quote Recommend to friends Friends Who Liked This Quote To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! -Kilian Elizabeth L. Instead we should commit to simply asking questions and then seek to understand one anothers views in the hope of eliminating grudges before they begin.