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4 BCE–65 CE · Stoicism

Seneca on anger

Seneca devoted an entire treatise to anger, which he judged a brief madness that costs far more than the injury it answers. His central remedy is delay: give the first heat time to cool and it loses its grip on you.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Seneca — On Anger

Try this

Do nothing while the anger is still hot.
Ask whether the offence is as large as it feels, and whether it was even meant.

Questions

What did Seneca say about anger?

Seneca devoted an entire treatise to anger, which he judged a brief madness that costs far more than the injury it answers. His central remedy is delay: give the first heat time to cool and it loses its grip on you.

Where did Seneca write about anger?

In On Anger.

Ask Seneca about your anger

Put your own situation to Seneca and hear the answer in their own words.