Hadith: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was never given a choice between two things except that he would choose the easier of the two unless it were a sin. If it were a sin, he would be the farthest of people from it

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ:
مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلَّا أَخَذَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا، مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا، فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ، وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللَّهِ، فَيَنْتَقِمَ لِلَّهِ بِهَا.
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح البخاري: 3560]

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was never given a choice between two things except that he would choose the easier of the two unless it were a sin. If it were a sin, he would be the farthest of people from it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) never took revenge for himself, but when the prohibitions of Allah were violated, he would take revenge for the sake of Allah.
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Bukhari - 3560]

Explanation

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), informed about some of the morals of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Among what she mentioned was that whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was given a choice between two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as the easier option did not lead to sin. If it led to sin, he would be the farthest of people from it and would then choose the more difficult option. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) never sought revenge for himself exclusively; rather, he would forgive and overlook his own rights. But when the sanctities of Allah were violated, he would seek revenge for the sake of Allah, and he was the most intense in anger for the sake of Allah.