Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired…
Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!
Some people get it. Most people never will.
But that’s art.
And, what makes me angry? That's the problem. I don't get angry, but have to enact anger in order to get work done.
Simply put, anger feels better than powerlessness. That is why it benefits people to get angry. And independence feels better than powerless victimhood. That is why it benefits people to get independent. But if our progression stops there, we will never achieve true happiness and our civilization will never achieve true alignment.
Hindus should never be angry against the Muslims even if the latter might make up their minds to undo even their existence.
There were never that many women stand-up comics in the past because the power to make people laugh is also a power that gets people upset.
But these are the people who never get it.
Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart.
We should never go to war unless we have been attacked or are under direct, immediate threat of attack. Never. And never again.