Avot5: 10
אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בָּאָדָם: הָאוֹמֵר: ”שֶׁלִּי שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלָּךְ” — זוֹ מִדָּה בֵינוֹנִית, וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: זוֹ מִדַּת סְדוֹם; ”שֶׁלִּי שֶׁלָּךְ וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלִּי” — עַם הָאָרֶץ; ”שֶׁלִּי שֶׁלָּךְ וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלָּךְ” — חָסִיד; ”שֶׁלִּי שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלִּי” — רָשָׁע.
There are four types of man: (1) One who says, “[What is] mine is mine and [what is] yours is yours,” this is average behavior. Some say: This is the behavior of Sodom. (2) “[What is] mine is yours and [what is] yours is mine,” [is] an ignoramus. (3) “[What is] mine is yours and [what is] yours is yours,” [is] a pious person. (4) “[What is] mine is mine and [what is] yours is mine,” [is] a wicked person.
Avot5: 11
אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בַּדֵּעוֹת: נוֹחַ לִכְעוֹס וְנוֹחַ לִרְצוֹת — יָצָא שְׂכָרוֹ בְהֶפְסֵדוֹ; קָשֶׁה לִכְעוֹס וְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת — יָצָא הֶפְסֵדוֹ בִּשְׂכָרוֹ; קָשֶׁה לִכְעוֹס וְנוֹחַ לִרְצוֹת — חָסִיד; נוֹחַ לִכְעוֹס וְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת — רָשָׁע.
There are four types of natures: (1) [One who is] easy to anger and easy to appease, his reward is offset by his loss; (2) [one who is] difficult to anger and difficult to appease, his loss is offset by his reward; (3) [one who is] difficult to anger and easy to appease [is] a pious person. (4) [One who is] easy to anger and difficult to appease [is] a wicked person.
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