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Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most [people's] minds the thought of victory read more
Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most [people's] minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.
Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith read more
Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Vengeance has no foresight.
Vengeance has no foresight.
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.
The rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance.
The rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance.
Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.
Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.
Just before consumers stop doing something, they do it with a vengeance.
Just before consumers stop doing something, they do it with a vengeance.
Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.
Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.
No one delights more in vengeance than a woman.
Juvenal, Satires, XIII.
No one delights more in vengeance than a woman.
Juvenal, Satires, XIII.
