Children Quote by Christopher Hitchens

It is a sign of a perverse and treacherous disposition to wound the good name of another, when he has no opportunity of defending…

— John Calvin

In the name of a greater civilization, we curse those who for the sake of their ambitious dreams, brought about the massacre of so…

— Amadeo Bordiga

“The passion for vengeance is a terrifyingly strong one, very easily and probably inevitably wrought up by such evidence [of atrocities], even at our…

— James Agee

“The cruel man is of misanthropic temperament, and is a man of moods, oscillating from quiet brooding to sudden explosions. If a man like…

— Frederick the Great

Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed. The savage deems it noble;but the religion of Christ, which is the…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“He takes us to a beautiful building where, in 1754, a man killed his own brother. The brothers' father resolved to build this palace…

— Paulo Coelho

“In that time while he was still aware, which was the worse, I wonder: the agony of his physical torture or the horror of…

— Hal Duncan

“Executing a criminal often makes a martyr of him. Once he's dead and gone, people all too often forget the crimes he's committed and…

— John Flanagan

Why seeketh thou revenge, O man! with what purpose is it that thou pursuest it? Thinkest thou to pain thine adversary by it? Know…

— Akhenaton

“As a rule, beaten, tormented, and humiliated children who have never received support from a helping witness later develop a high degree of tolerance…

— Alice Miller

Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Only remember this: to seek justice is a good and noble thing, to seek revenge out of hatred is something that will devour your…

— James Mace