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Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
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.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
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.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
