33 quotes about Revenge

You cannot go ahead while you are getting even.

Armey, Dick

A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green.

Bacon, Francis

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

Bacon, Francis

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

Bronte, Charlotte

Some people would rather get even instead of get ahead.

Brown, Les

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

Confucius

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Corneille, Pierre

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Gandhi, Mahatma

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

Guitry, Sacha

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Holtz, Lou

While seeking revenge, dig two graves -- one for yourself.

Horton, Doug

One good act of vengeance deserves another.

Jefferson, John

Revenge is the act of passion, vengeance is an act of justice.

Johnson, Samuel

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.

Johnson, Samuel

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.

Juvenal, (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)

Don't get mad, get even.

Kennedy, Robert F.

That old law about an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

King Jr. Martin Luther

She [Eleanor Roosevelt] got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.

McGill, Ralph

And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.

Milton, John

Surviving well is your finest revenge.

Nito, Morgan

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

O'Malley, Austin

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.

Porter, Jane

Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.

Proverb, German

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.

Seneca

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Shakespeare, William

If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?

Shakespeare, William

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

The best revenge is massive success.

Sinatra, Frank

No more tears now; I will think upon revenge.

Stuart, Mary

No revenge is so heroic than that which torments envy by doing good.

Unknown, Source

Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.

Weckler, Walter

Success is the sweetest revenge.

Williams, Vanessa