men in rage strike those that wish them best
 William Shakespeare, Othello (1623). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Othello
Topic anger rage benevolence
Date 1623
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1601 and 1604
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm

Context

“At blow and thrust, even as again they were When you yourself did part them. More of this matter cannot I report. But men are men; the best sometimes forget; Though Cassio did some little wrong to him, As men in rage strike those that wish them best, Yet surely Cassio, I believe, receiv'd From him that fled some strange indignity, Which patience could not pass.
OTHELLO. I know, Iago, Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter, Making it light to Cassio.” source

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