Think about who you're angry with. If it's a judge, you should respect his opinion over your own. If it's a king, yield to him — either because he's just (if he punishes the guilty) or because he's powerful (if he punishes the innocent). If it's a dumb animal or someone as stupid as one, getting angry just makes you like them. If it's a disease or misfortune, you'll suffer less if you bear it quietly. If it's a god, your anger is as pointless as praying for that god to be angry with someone else. Did a good man wrong you? Don't believe it. Was it a bad man? Don't be surprised. He'll pay someone else the penalty he owes you — in fact, by sinning, he's already punished himself.
Suppose that your opponent is a judge; then you ought to take his opinion rather than your own: or that he is a king; then, if he punishes the guilty, yield to him because he is just, and if he punishes the innocent, yield to him because he is powerful. Suppose that it is a dumb animal or as stupid as a dumb animal: then, if you are angry with it, you will make yourself like it. Suppose that it is a disease or a misfortune; it will take less effect upon you if you bear it quietly: or that it is a god; then you waste your time by being angry with him as much as if you prayed him to be angry with some one else. Is it a good man who has wronged you? do not believe it: is it a bad one? do not be surprised at this; he will pay to some one else the penalty which he owes to you—indeed, by his sin he has already punished himself.