O how can beautie maister the most strong, And simple…

That devilish Iron Horse, whose ear-rending neigh is heard throughout the town, has muddied the Boiling Spring with his foot, and he it is…

— Henry David Thoreau

The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.

— Marcus Aurelius

In the world of the superheroes, everything had value, potential, mystery. Any person, thing, or object could be drafted into service in the struggle…

— Grant Morrison

“In wondered in avenging was being used as an adjective or a verb.”

— David Levithan

“She knew it was consonant with his character to be the avenging angel.”

— Sylvain Reynard

Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel-dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Rest, brother, rest. Have you done ill or well Rest, rest, There is no God, no gods who dwell Crowned with avenging righteousness on…

— Lucretius

What's this war in the heart of Nature? Why does Nature vie with itself? The Land contend with the Sea? Is there an avenging…

— Terrence Malick

Let him that sows the serpent's teeth not hope to reap a joyous harvest. Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, its…

— Friedrich Schiller

“...I just want to be free of the fears and anxieties and the superstitions of religion. An 'avenging GOD'? One who created Hell for…

— Bill Hicks

Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common…

— Hillary Clinton

We come here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, determined to avenge our wrongs and set our country free.

— William Wallace

Each man forms his duty according to his predominant characteristic; the stern require an avenging judge; the gentle, a forgiving father. Just so the…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor – even President, it seemed.…

— Bill Hicks

God never punishes his children in the sense of avenging justice. He chastens as a father does his child, but he never punishes his…

— Charles Spurgeon