< Translation:Mishnah < Seder Nezikin < Tractate Avot < Chapter 5

There are four temperaments among men:

  • Easy to provoke and easy to appease--his loss is canceled by his gain.
  • Hard to provoke and hard to appease--his gain is canceled by his loss.
  • Hard to provoke and easy to appease--he is pious.
  • Easy to provoke and hard to appease--he is evil.

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