(394 quotes found)
“The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future”
Marya Mannes
“The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.”
Jerome K. Jerome
“Revenge, at first though sweet, bitter, ere long, back on itself recoils”
John Milton
“Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.”
Ambrose Bierce
“While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.”
Doug Horton
“Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.”
Lord Chesterfield
“He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.”
“Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge”
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
“In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior”
Francis Bacon Sr.
“To forget a wrong is the best revenge”
Proverb
