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Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
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.
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
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.
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 is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
