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Benjamin Franklin

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

Anger

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Benjamin Franklin is saying that anger always happens because something causes it, but most of the time that cause is not important or justified. In other words, while there is always a trigger for anger, it usually isn’t a good enough reason to get upset.

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