revenge

Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now!

Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.

It is up to God to take revenge. Only God can judge. I don't have to worry about getting even with anybody or taking out any kind of aggression on anybody. Doing that is a weakness, anyway.

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat.

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Looking good is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.

The best revenge is massive success.

The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.

No trait is more justified than revenge in the right time and place.

I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that 'all religions are basically the same.' If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be 'converted' to another religion?

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

I don't believe in revenge. When people are bullies it's because of a deeper-rooted issue - either their family life is tough or they're being bullied by someone bigger than they are.

Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things.

For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy.

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