 Laozi also warns us about harmful or destructive emotions. Some of these are negative emotions, emotions that have negative valence such as anger and resentment. Laozi suggests that one should carefully deal with anger and resentment. He states that one should “repay resentment with Virtue [de 德]” (Laozi, 63; Ivanhoe 2002: 66) and “Those good at attack are never enraged [nu 怒]” (Laozi, 68; Ivanhoe 2002: 71). Specifically, he talks about confrontational or contentious attitudes and dispositions: they are antagonistic or hostile toward others and their interest by focusing exclusively on one’s own interest. He states that 