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Revenge Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn't deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
- Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
- There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure,…
- Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
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