Turn the other cheek == don't let others push your buttons

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William James

If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.7

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Ellsworth Toohey: We’re alone. Why don’t you tell me what you think of me.

Howard Roark: But I don’t think of you.

Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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