"Finally, [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] wrote him a letter (one that we’ve probably all deserved to get at one point or another): “**If you do not cure yourself of this temper**,” [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] advised, “**it will end in insanity, of which it is the symptomatic forerunner.**” Probably because he was in such command of his own temper, [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] decided that writing the letter was cathartic enough." ([Location 1471](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=1471)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[anger]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], [[ego]], **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]