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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.
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 converts a little right into a great wrong.
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
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.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
One sole desire, one passion now remains
To keep life's fever still within his veins,
Vengeance! dire read more
One sole desire, one passion now remains
To keep life's fever still within his veins,
Vengeance! dire vengeance on the wretch who cast
O'er him and all he lov'd that ruinous blast.
