Revenge Quotes

1097 quotes by 796 authors

Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come… — Margaret Atwood
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. — Marcus Aurelius
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. — Marcus Aurelius
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. — Francis Bacon
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. — Francis Bacon
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. — Francis Bacon
This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. — Francis Bacon
I'm pretty Sicilian if I've been crossed. I don't seek revenge, but I never forget. And I make it hard to repair, which is not… — Amy Adams
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own. — James M. Barrie
There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world. — Jean Baudrillard
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. — Scott Adams
Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. — Ambrose Bierce
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. — Josh Billings
They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it… — Jo Brand
I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate. — Rosanne Cash
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
My former bullies pay extra to come backstage and meet me after shows, and I pretend not to know them in front of their friends.… — Margaret Cho
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim. — Emile M. Cioran
Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. — Sandra Cisneros

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