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“Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong doer.” Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations” - c. 170 - 180

“Revenge may be wicked, but it's natural” William Makepeace Thackeray, “Vanity Fair” - 1847

“It is not violence that best overcomes hate—nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury.” Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre” - 16 October 1847

“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge: it will heal nothing.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Return of the King” - 1955

“Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” William Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet” - 1597

“For the gods know I speak this in hunger for bread, not in thirst for revenge.” William Shakespeare, “Coriolanus” - 1623

“Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, blood and revenge are hammering in my head.” William Shakespeare, “Titus Andronicus” - 1594

“Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.” Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre” - 16 October 1847

“There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him.” Arthur Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet” - 1887

“Calm, gentle, passionless, as he appeared, there was yet, we fear, a quiet depth of malice, hitherto latent, but active now, in this unfortunate old man, which led him to imagine a more intimate revenge than any mortal had ever wreaked upon an enemy.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Scarlet Letter” - 1850

“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge, keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal, and do well.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“Anger is uneasiness or discomposure of the mind, upon the receipt of any injury, with a present purpose of revenge.” John Locke, “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” - 1689

“Hatred is blind, rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.” Alexandre Dumas, “The Count of Monte Cristo” - 1845

“All is not lost—the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield: and what is else not to be overcome?” John Milton, “Paradise Lost” - 1667

“Upon this, one has to remark that men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a...” Niccolò Machiavelli, “The Prince” - 1532

“Harry was left to ponder in silence the depths to which girls would sink to get revenge.” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” - 2005

“I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.” George R. R. Martin, “A Clash of Kings” - 1999

“I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.” John Steinbeck, “The Winter of Our Discontent” - 1961

“I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” - 1999

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John Locke (1)
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John Steinbeck (1)
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The Essays of Francis Bacon (3)
Jane Eyre (2)
Romeo and Juliet (1)
Vanity Fair (1)
Coriolanus (1)
Titus Andronicus (1)
A Study in Scarlet (1)
The Scarlet Letter (1)
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1)
Meditations (1)
Paradise Lost (1)
The Prince (1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1)
The Winter of Our Discontent (1)
The Return of the King (1)
A Clash of Kings (1)