#revenge

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#imitation #refrain #revenge

Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#consummated #feel #inferior #once #our

Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#grudges #revenge #spite #forgiveness

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on. ↗

— Criss Jami

#forgiveness #grudge #grudges #holding-grudges #moving-on

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged ↗

— Heinrich Heine

#philosophy #revenge #wisdom #forgiveness

Revenge is a dish best served published! ↗

— Lisa Kovanda

#revenge #writing #humor

For the longest time I studied revenge to the exclusion of all else. I built my first torture chamber in the dark vaults of imagination. Lying on bloody sheets in the Healing Hall I discovered doors within my mind that I’d not found before, doors that even a child of nine knows should not be opened. Doors that never close again. I threw them wide. ↗

— Mark Lawrence

#imagination

Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#jealousy #revenge #jealousy

Abbey," Sarah said, "life is to be lived. If you're living, you're going to stumble along the way." "All the time?" Abigail lept to her feet and began to pace. "I have such a bad temper and when I was in my teens, I wasn't above using my gift for revenge. None of you did that." Joley slowly raised her hand, sliding down in the chair as she did so. Hannah followed suit, though she didn't look in the least remorseful. Sarah shrugged her shoulders and raised her hand and glared at Elle, who just grinned sheepishly and put up a couple of fingers. Carol tossed her head and waved her arm with gusto. ↗

— Christine Feehan

#humor #revenge #humor

But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice. ↗

— Robert Jordan

#retribution #revenge #men