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Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.
Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.
Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.
An eye for an eye would 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.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.
Behold, on wrong
Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.