“Some ... have imagined that by arousing a baseless suspicion in the mind of the beloved we can revive a waning devotion. But this experiment is very dangerous. Those who recommend it are confident that so long as resentment is groundless one need only suffer it in silence and all will soon be well. I have observed however that this is by no means the case.” NeedsMindWellsMeanLongSufferingSilenceCasesDangerousExperimentsDevotionJealousyBelovedResentmentSuspicionRevive Book:Tale of Genji Source: Tale of Genji
“A jurisdiction thus vague and arbitrary was exposed to the most dangerous abuse: the substance, as well as the form, of justice were often sacrificed to the prejudices of virtue, the bias of laudable affection, and the grosser seductions of interest or resentment.” WellsFormInterestJusticeVirtueDangerousAbusePrejudiceAffectionSubstanceExposedResentmentBiasVagueSeductionArbitraryJurisdiction Book:History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus
“Images of resentment and revenge only have us spending the precious moments of our lives imagining the 'other' as both dangerous and important!” ImportantMomentsOur LivesDangerousRevengeSpendingResentmentPrecious Moments Author:Bill Crawford
“The natives of England are closing their doors to relationships with Asians and Africans or, for that matter, Turks and Spaniards. While the Africans and Asians on their part are increasingly closing their doors too and resentment at both sides is increasing. This trend can be dangerous. It can lead, sooner or later, to violence - even in this country, which is traditionally an opponent of violence.” CountryViolenceDangerousResentment Author:Norbert Elias