Seneca, On Anger 2.24.2

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AUTHOR: Seneca
TEXT: On Anger

Credulity does the most mischief. Often you shouldn't even lend an ear, for in some matters its' better to be deceived than to mistrust. You should entirely eliminate suspicion and guesswork, the most unreliable goads to anger. […] Suspicion will find proof to support it; straightforwardness is wanted, and a kindly judgement. Let's believe nothing save that stares us in the face and is caught red-handed, and let's scold our credulity whenever our suspicion has been shown to be empty.