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And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Revenge is a confession of pain
Revenge is a confession of pain
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.
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.]
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.]
She (Eleanor Roosevelt) got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.
She (Eleanor Roosevelt) got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.
By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in
passing over it, he is superior.
By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in
passing over it, he is superior.
Women do most delight in revenge.
Women do most delight in revenge.
