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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.
Vengeance has no foresight.
Vengeance has no foresight.
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.
Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold
Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold
Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow
Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow
Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.
Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.
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.
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.