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Revenge Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the…
- If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
- Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.
- Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the…
- People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is…
- But in Republics there is a stronger vitality, a fiercer hatred, a keener thirst for revenge. The memory of their former freedom will not let…
- For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so…
More Revenge Quotes
- Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and… — 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… — 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,… — 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