A Quote by Malachy McCourt

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. — © Malachy McCourt
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
A wise person once wrote, “Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person would die.” But the only one dying is ourselves.
Resentment is like taking poison in hopes that your enemy will die.
Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.
Charles had once remarked that holding onto a resentment was like eating rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.
It's like they take poison and then hope for the other person to die.
Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
My dad always told me that holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die.
Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day hoping that the other person will die.
To not forgive is to drink a little poison each day and expect the other person to die.
In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.
I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it's like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. And it really is that harmful to us to live this way.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Hate wears you down and doesn’t hurt your enemy. It’s like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die.
Hanging on to a resentment, someone once said, is like drinking poison and hoping it will kill someone else.
Die - you will have to die. But die gracefully. I am not saying die like a stoic, I am not saying die like a very controlled man. No, I'm saying die gracefully, beautifully, as if a friend is coming, knocks at your door, and you are happy. And you embrace the friend and invite him in, and you have been waiting for him so long.
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