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She (Eleanor Roosevelt) got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.
She (Eleanor Roosevelt) got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to
re-rat.
Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to
re-rat.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.
When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.
Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.
Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.
But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.