משנה מסכת אבות פרק ה:יא
ארבע מדות בדעות נוח לכעוס ונוח לרצות יצא שכרו בהפסדו קשה לכעוס וקשה לרצות יצא הפסדו בשכרו קשה לכעוס ונוח לרצות חסיד נוח לכעוס וקשה לרצות רשע:
There are four types of temperaments. One who is easily angered and easily appeased--his virtue cancels his flaw. One whom it is difficult to anger and difficult to appease--her flaw cancels her virtue. One whom it is difficult to anger and is easily appeased, is a chassid [pious one]. One who is easily angered and is difficult to appease, is wicked. [Translation by chabad.org. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What four types of people does this text describe?
2. What is the difference between the chassid and the wicked one? Why?
3. What does this text teach us about how we should react to anger?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)