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Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.
Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.
Revenge is a confession of pain
Revenge is a confession of pain
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
No more tears now; I will think about revenge.
But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read more
'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read, in story old,
Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
That loved, or was avenged, like me!
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to
revenge an Injury.
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to
revenge an Injury.
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
