"Many people think that patience is a sign of weakness. I think this is a mistake. A sign of weakness is more irritation and anger. Patience and calmness belong to strength. For example, if someone is arguing and his opinion is based on sound arguments, he will be calm and confident throughout, and can even smile while arguing. But if his arguments are flawed, he slowly loses his authority, and then his patience, gets angry, and then just talks about impossibilities. People rarely get poisoned when they are sure of what they are doing. Anger is most often a sign of confusion.
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Tendzin GyacoAll Translations
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Many people think that patience is a sign of weakness. I think this is a mistake. A sign of weakness is more irritation and anger. Patience and calmness belong to strength. For example, if someone is arguing and his opinion is based on sound arguments, he will be calm and confident throughout, and can even smile while arguing. But if his arguments are flawed, he slowly loses his authority, and then his patience, gets angry, and then just talks about impossibilities. People rarely get poisoned when they are sure of what they are doing. Anger is most often a sign of confusion.
""Sokan gondolják, hogy a türelem a gyengeség jele. Szerintem ez tévedés. A gyengeség jele sokkal inkább az ingerültség, a düh. A türelem, a higgadtság pedig az erőé. Például, ha vitatkozik valaki és a véleménye józan érveken alapul, akkor végig nyugodt, magabiztos lesz, még mosolyogni is tud, miközben érvel. Ám ha az érvei hibásak, akkor lassan elveszíti a tekintélyét, majd a türelmét is, dühbe gurul, aztán már csak képtelenségeket beszél. Az emberek ritkán jönnek méregbe, amikor biztosak a dolgukban. A düh leggyakrabban a zavarodottság jele."