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'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read more
'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read, in story old,
Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
That loved, or was avenged, like me!
Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with read more
Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to
revenge an Injury.
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to
revenge an Injury.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature
runs to, the more ought law to read more
Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature
runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.