Quotation by

Benjamin Franklin

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

People always have some cause for feeling angry, but most of the time that cause is not justified or reasonable. Franklin is pointing out that while anger has reasons, those reasons are often flawed or not truly valid.

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