Retribution Quotes

148 quotes by 122 authors

His laws once broken, His justice and the very nature of those laws bring the immutable retribution; but if we turn penitently to Him, He… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Retribution is a dog chasing its tail. — Libba Bray
A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him… — Edgar Allan Poe
(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution. — J M Coetzee
We are all prone to brood on the evil done us. That brooding becomes as a gnawing and destructive canker. Is there a virtue more… — Gordon B. Hinckley
So deeply inherent is it in this life of ours that men have to suffer for each other's sins, so inevitably diffusive is human suffering,… — George Eliot
Look, Chief, you can't go off half-cocked looking for vengeance against a fish. That shark isn't evil. It's not a murderer. It's just obeying its… — Peter Benchley
Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp) — Vince Flynn
Humans have various ways of coping with extended stress, and one is the anticipation of a better time. Here, as with retribution, there is often… — Robert Wright
There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon… — Arthur Conan Doyle
No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing… — Dave Eggers
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can say… — Barack Obama
I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving… — Sheryl Crow
You may do as you wish without fear of retribution. It may serve you, however, to be aware of consequences. Consequences are results. Natural outcomes.… — Neale Donald Walsch
On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an… — Paul Bloom
There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective… — Basmah bint Saud
Polling only works in a country without a depressed, frightened populace. Where the public trusts authorities enough to tell them the truth without fear of… — Rick Perlstein
Naught is said to you but what was said indeed to the apostles before you; surely your Lord is the Lord of forgiveness and the… — Quran
Last night I had a revelation Somehow I have to make you pay It's all about manipulation And what it takes to get my way… — Unknown Author

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