#Resentment

Resentment Poisons You More Than Others

Carrie Fisher’s line lands because it flips our usual assumption about blame and punishment. Resentment feels like a weapon aimed outward—proof that someone hurt us and should pay—but the metaphor exposes a cruel physics...

Burnout, Resentment, and the Hidden Cost of Sacrifice

Marissa Mayer’s claim pivots burnout away from pure exhaustion and toward a more specific emotional marker: resentment. In this framing, fatigue is often the surface symptom, while resentment is the deeper alarm that som...

To Be Wronged Is Nothing Unless You Continue to Remember It - Confucius

Confucius suggests that being wronged is insignificant unless one holds onto the memory of the wrongdoing. Letting go and forgiving can free a person from unnecessary suffering.

To Carry a Grudge Is Like Being Stung to Death by One Bee - William H. Walton

This quote suggests that holding onto resentment harms the person carrying the grudge more than anyone else. Just as a single bee sting cannot cause death, continuously revisiting and nurturing grudges can feel like self...