Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in
passing over it, he is superior.

By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in
passing over it, he is superior.

Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.

Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with read more

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion.

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

Revenge is a dish best served cold

Revenge is a dish best served cold

You cannot get ahead while you are getting even.

You cannot get ahead while you are getting even.

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing read more

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.

Vengeance to God alone belongs;
But, when I think of all my wrongs
My blood is liquid read more

Vengeance to God alone belongs;
But, when I think of all my wrongs
My blood is liquid flame!