An idea from Ethics

Hate someone who hates you and you both hate more. Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love. A hate that love fully beats turns into a love stronger than if the hate had never been.

From Ethics by Baruch Spinoza

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