quotations about revenge
Revenge is not the purest motivator. Nor is it the most stable. Playing with that kind of raw emotion can leave the mind clouded and body burnt out. But when channeled properly it can make a fine, if ephemeral and highly combustible, fuel.
NICK MOYLE
"Texas uses huge first quarter to exact revenge from Kansas", My San Antonio, November 11, 2017
Hunting high and low to seek revenge
Brand new moral code, got made reluctant renegade
Leaving empty souls when he avenged
Evil spirits flowed he drank the blood like lemonade
MORCHEEBA
"If You Like Lemonade"
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
BIBLE
Romans 12:20
Very often actual revenge is beyond our means, and we are driven to indulge in prospective, circuitous, and imaginary retaliations, from thence deriving a few drops of satisfaction in the ideal form.
ALEXANDER BAIN
The Emotions and the Will
One of the best ways to get revenge on an ex is to just do you. Go on that trip you always talk about. Take that class you've been promising yourself you would try. Take up pottery damn it! This is your time. Even if the ex doesn't notice how fabulous your life is without them, at least you'll be living a more fabulous life.
BRENDEN GALLAGHER
"14 Ways To Get Revenge On Your Ex", VH1, February 9, 2016
Revenge commonly hurts both the offerer and sufferer; as we see in a foolish bee, which in her anger invenometh the flesh and loseth her sting, and so lives a drone ever after.
JOSEPH HALL
The First Century of Meditations and Vows, Divine and Moral
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
SCOTT ADAMS
attributed, Dictionary of Quotations
Hallelujah wink, murdering a shrink
Burning up, On my sweet revenge
Will be yours for the taking
It's in the making baby, oh
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
"Revenge"
Had all his hairs been lives, my great revenge had stomach for them all.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Othello
Where is your smiling face
(Hey, oh)
Say hello to a world of disgrace
(Hey, oh)
How long will I wait
For the best revenge
FISCHERSPOONER
"The Best Revenge"