The 65 best quotes of revenge
The phrases of revenge are something like the signature with which a punishment is sealed or, in any case, with which the desire to compensate for the damage caused by someone is expressed. Sometimes, they can become a dramatic element used in works of art; in others, they are phrases used in real contexts and directed against people who really existed. But also, of course, it is possible to be critical of this concept, defending forms of relationship that have nothing to do with hatred.
On the other hand, revenge is surely one of the oldest and most used concepts in history, especially as a propaganda resource. As a feeling, it has a somewhat complex meaning or interpretation. Revenge is considered a harmful act towards a person who has committed an evil to one or more previous individuals, and which usually consists in causing at least the same pain that the culprit in question gave to his victims.
In antiquity, the feeling of revenge was used to impart justice and give exemplary punishments. It was a way to make a "balance of emotions" between aggressor and victim. In Mediterranean society it was very common for powerful families to carry out this type of practice to resolve a family or economic conflict.
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The most heartfelt phrases of revenge
Throughout the history of mankind Thousands of memorable revenge phrases have been appearing . Here we show you the most relevant phrases.
1. Revenge and tragedy often happen at the same time. Forgiveness redeems the past (Jeanette Winterson)
Revenge is not always pleasant.
2. Those who indulge in revenge and take justice into their own hands rarely know where the limit is (Richelle Mead)
Violence can be a dangerous spiral.
3. It is useless to satisfy revenge with vengeance; It will not cure anything (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The famous writer is also skeptical of the idea of revenge.
4. If you focus on revenge, wounds that otherwise would have healed are kept cool (Adeline Yen Mah)
Have to know control emotions in times of tragedy .
5. My revenge has just begun! I will scatter it through the centuries, and time is on my side (Bram Stoker)
The writer and author of Dracula expressed his feelings of revenge.
6. I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the will to control (Rosanne Cash)
Good reflection to detract from this type of actions.
7. Who aspires to justice must know that the only effective truth justice is that which does not represent revenge (William Ospina)
No evil is cured by revenge.
8. The desire for revenge is a human feeling (Ángeles Goyanes)
The Spanish writer specified in this way what is revenge.
9. If they knew that acts of violence should be paid with the same coin in other lives, how much less would be the desire for revenge! (Brian L. Weiss)
Another interesting reflection on what this feeling implies.
10. I will hurt you for this. I still do not know how, but give me time. You will know that the debt will be paid (George R. R. Martin)
Thus expressed in one of his works the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin
11. An eye for an eye, the essence of all revenge (John Katzenbach)
It is the classic definition of revenge.
12. You can have justice or you can have revenge. But not both (Devin Grayson)
Devin Grayson he did not associate justice with revenge , although many other people do.
13. I warn you, if you bore me, I'll take my revenge (J. R. R. Tolkien)
A very humorous way of talking about the boredom used by the author of the Lord of the Rings.
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14. To spend a lot of time hoping that someone will suffer the consequences of what they did to him, then he is allowing them to hurt him a second time (John Williams)
The desire to quench the thirst for revenge can destroy our person.
15. No matter how many times people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong (Zayn Malik)
An intelligent way to face revenge without any violence.
16. The best revenge is not to be like your enemy (Marco Aurelio)
The cunning emperor was always characterized by his wisdom.
17. Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two tombs (Confucius)
The Chinese author delights us with this way of referring to the self-destructive character of those who bet everything on revenge.
18. To take revenge without enthusiasm is to seek disaster; one of two, or you condemn or crown your hatred (Pierre Corneille)
The French dramatist was famous for the epic works he wrote in s.XVII, which often contained doses of revenge.
19. Revenge is sweet and does not make you fat (Alfred Hitchcock)
For many this is the most correct meaning.
20. Today we can not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion (Marianne Williamson)
The English activist was always a banner of peace and forgiveness, and this phrase about revenge and her opposition to compassion is proof of that.
21. Being angry is revenge for the faults of others on ourselves (Alexander Pope)
Being angry with others , is to be angry with ourselves.
22. Revenge is the sweetest bit, for the palate, that has never been cooked in hell (Walter Scott)
In line with Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Walter Scott thought alike.
23. If they insult us, should not we take revenge? (William Shakespeare)
Shakespeare saw a natural and human feeling in revenge.
24. I do not speak of revenge or forgiveness, forgetfulness is the only revenge and the only forgiveness (Jorge Luis Borges)
Forgetting is the best remedy to satiate revenge.
25. On him I will pour all the demons of outer darkness look amazed and recognize that the specialty of man is revenge (Patrick Rothfuss)
Other authors more skeptical about the condition of the human being, expressed their opinion.
26. The difference between punishment and revenge is anger (Penelope Parker)
Anger is the component that encourages retaliation.
27. Dropping resentment, anger, violence and revenge are necessary conditions to live happily (Pope Francis)
Revenge will never bring us happiness, according to this reference of Catholic Christianity.
28. It is not violence that uproots hatred, nor revenge that washes the insult (Charlotte Bronte)
Charlotte Bronte saw nothing good in all that revenge involved.
29. When you start a revenge trip, start by digging two tombs: one for your enemy and one for you (Jodi Picoult)
Picoult was so strong for anyone who believed in revenge.
30. Weak people take revenge. The strong forgive. Smart people ignore (Albert Einstein)
Great reflection of this great scientist, who establishes a clear comparison between various types of attitudes .
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31. Revenge is like a rolling stone, which, when a man has moved it, will return to him with greater violence (Jeremy Taylor)
Jeremy Taylor considered it personally damaging to take revenge as justice.
32. Man must develop for all human conflicts a method that rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation (Martin L. King)
The illustrious activist for the rights of blacks, was defender of peace and forgiveness .
33. Writing well is the best revenge (Dorothy Parker)
Curious and interesting remedy for violence. Revenge comes in many forms.
34. Revenge is a dish that is served better cold (Stephen Fry)
We all know this expression. In hot there is never revenge.
35. A man who thinks about revenge keeps his wounds open (Francis Bacon)
For Francis Bacon it was absurd to think about solving a conflict by wounding the aggressor.
36. Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a small and narrow mind (Juvenal)
The poet of the Roman era wrote in his works what revenge was for him.
37. Revenge is not always sweet, once consummated we feel inferior to its victim (Emile M. Cioran)
The result of taking justice into our own hands is not always positive.
38. Only revenge does not require punishment (Pierre Corneille)
Pierre surprised us again with an unorthodox meaning of revenge .
39. Being what life is, one dreams of revenge (Paul Gauguin)
For Paul Gauguin we live in a world that feeds this feeling.
40. Hate is the revenge of the coward for being intimidated (George Bernard Shaw)
Strong expression of the Irish playwright and politician, probably influenced by the tensions between England and Ireland of his time.
41. When taking revenge, a man is equal to his enemy, but when passing over it, he is superior (Francis Bacon)
Revenge consists of act differently than your aggressor , according to Bacon.
42. Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy (Emily Griffin)
Ignoring revenge will provide well-being. Consumarla, sadness.
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43. The problem with revenge is that it does not cure the wounds that one feels (Peter May)
Peter May says in this way that nothing good can come out of this feeling.
44. Men are more likely to return a grievance than a favor, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure (Robert Greene)
Robert Greene provides a curious reflection on why revenge is so recurrent.
45. The God of whites orders crime. Our gods ask us for revenge (Alejo Carpentier)
Cuban writer, was a great influence on the struggle of Latin American countries against Western interference.
46Many suicides obey the anger and the desire for revenge, not just sadness (Patricia Cornwell)
The first victim of revenge is the one who wants to consume it.
47. It is impossible to suffer without having someone pay for it; each complaint already contains revenge (F. Nietzsche)
This philosopher was very skeptical with the moral standards of the human being.
48. The best revenge is to be different from the one who did the damage (Marco Aurelio)
César offers us another wise advice.
49. The best revenge is a great success (Frank Sinatra)
The singer-songwriter, with a cloudy past, reflects on revenge.
50. The best revenge is to live and test yourself (Eddie Vedder)
The one who was a Pearl Jam guitarist told us how to overcome the thirst for revenge.
51. Living well is the best revenge (George Herbert)
Once again, an alternative solution to resentment is recommended, affirming that happiness is the best cure.
52. Success is the best revenge (Kanye West)
Another famous singer who declines violence to resolve a conflict.
53. Revenge is never good, it kills the soul and poisons it (Gómez Bolaños)
The Mexican actor and writer expressed his idea about revenge.
54. She had felt bound to him by a love that had some wounded vanity and that was very similar to revenge (Fiodor Dostoyevsky)
This famous novelist from the era of Czarist Russia He reflects in this way on various disguises that revenge can adopt.
55. No more tears now, I'll think of revenge (Mary, Queen of Scotland)
That is how she expressed her feelings in a sad moment for the Scottish leader.
56. If a man has to be insulted, he should be so severe that his revenge does not need to be feared (Nicolás Machiavelli)
Nicolás Machiavelli was a great influence in the way of doing politics.
57. While you are meditating on revenge, the devil is meditating a recruit (François de Malherbe)
Revenge is an advice from the devil, according to Malherbe.
58. I've recorded it inside the hills, and my revenge, on the dust inside the rock (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar "tormented soul" Poe became famous for his works full of love and hate.
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59. Refrain from imitating is the best revenge (Marco Aurelio)
We must not act as they have acted against us.
60. If it will not feed anything else, it will feed my revenge (William Shakespeare)
The English playwright thus defines what he thinks about revenge.
61. There is a small revenge in the words, but the words can be largely revenge (Benjamin Franklin)
One of the founders of the United States of America he reflected like this in his memoirs . Culture and intellect is the best revenge.
62. Revenge is in my heart, death in my hand, blood and revenge are hitting my head (William Shakespeare)
Once again, Shakespeare shows us his longings for revenge.
63. I will reach my revenge, either in this life or in the other (Comfortable)
Son of Marco Aurelio, swore to avenge the death of his father's suspicious.
64. I'll have to avenge myself in the most cruel way you can imagine (John Steinbeck)
The American writer thus described his feelings in one of his works: The grapes of anger.
65. There are four basic human needs: food, sleep, sex and revenge (Banksy)
The flamboyant British artist expressed in this way the natural needs of the human being, among which is the revenge.
