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For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
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“For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.”

The Dhammapada

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The Dhammapada
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ancient
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F. Max Müller — Translator · from Pali
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Retaliation tends to reproduce hostility, while refusing to answer hatred with hatred creates the possibility of ending the cycle rather than extending it.

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Dhammapada, early verses in Max Müller’s translation; the passage contrasts retaliation with non-hatred.

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