Quotes about Resentment

"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.

The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jealousy and the spirit of indifference.

Jealousy does not wait for reasons.

Envy expresses itself through condemnation. The louder the condemnation the greater the envy.

We chain ourselves to those we don't forgive.

It's like they say, holding on to anger is like swallowing poison and hoping someone else will die.

We are chained to that which we do not forgive

Delay only deepens resentment and makes matters worse. In conflict, time heals nothing; it causes hurts to fester.

To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do

The scorecard is rooted in resentment, and the space between you is highly responsive to resentment. The scorecard is lethal because its rooted in fear - fear that we're on our own, that we're not going to be taken care of, that we're not going to get what we need...In order to get rid of scorecard, you have to choose to act in love instead of fear. To get rid of your scorecard, someone has to move toward the other first.

Of course Jonah is angry. When you haven't forgiven someone who has wronged you and then something good happens to them—when they are blessed or shown mercy or experience favor—it's infuriating.

The warmth of God's grace melts our resentment, cools our tongues, and replaces our anger with love. It doesn't mean the wound didn't happen or that it doesn't hurt, but it means we choose to focus on God's grace instead of our wounds and live in thankfulness instead of demanding justice.