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“Full many mischiefs follow cruel wrath; Abhorred bloodshed and tumultuous strife Unmanly murder and unthrifty scath, Bitter despite, with rancor's rusty knife; And fretting grief the enemy of life; All these and many evils more, haunt ire.”

Evil Grief Enemy Anger Murder Despite Bitter Knives Strife Wrath Mischief Bloodshed Fretting Rancor

Book:Books I and II of the Faerie queene: the mutability cantos, and selections from the minor poetry

Source: Books I and II of the Faerie queene: the mutability cantos, and selections from the minor poetry

“Hatred is the fury of those who do not share our goals, and its object is death and destruction. Anger is a grief of distortions between peers, and its object is change.”

Hate Goal Grief Share Objects Destruction Hatred Anger Peers Fury Distortion

Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

“Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.”

Children Shows Grief Situation Anger Guilt Allowing

Author:Martha Beck

“In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.”

Grief Easier Anger Handle

Book:Heart of the Matter: A Novel

Source: Heart of the Matter: A Novel

“Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in its place. As our mind clings to the familiar, to our established expectations, we can become trapped in feelings of disappointment, confusion, anger, that create our own internal worlds of suffering.”

World Mind Feelings Suffering Lost Grief Accepting Letting Go Expectations Anger Disappointment Rage Familiar Confusion Internals Trapped

Book:Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

Source: Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

“I seldom remember my father, but I sneeze and rub my nose the way he did. I also love my son with grief and anger, as he did.”

Way Remember Father Grief Son Anger Noses My Son Love My Son

Author:Mason Cooley

“Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, President George W. Bush led with raw emotion that reflected the public's whipsawing stages of acceptance.”

Three President Grief Emotion Worst Stage Acceptance Anger Following Terrorist Confusion Soil Shock Defiance Terrorist Attacks President George W Bush Sept 11 Raw Emotion

Author:Ron Fournier