It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care not about it. Marcus Aurelius
It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other. John Wilkins
Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. Leonardo da Vinci
This has to be the most self-centered thing I've ever said, but no, I think you just wanted to vex me. Julia Quinn
In the midst of our mirth some annoyance always arises to vex us. Latin Proverb