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 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. 
 Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.
 [Lat., Semper et infirmi est animi exiguique read more 
 Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.
 [Lat., Semper et infirmi est animi exiguique voluptas Ultio.] 
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing read more
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.
 I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
 [Fr., Je ne te quitterai point que je read more 
 I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
 [Fr., Je ne te quitterai point que je ne t'aie vu pendu.] 
 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. 
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is a dish best served cold
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.
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.
 '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.