No act of revenge is justified.
Liberty, however, had been a useless gift to me, had I not, as I awakened to reason, at the same time awakened to revenge.
If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it’s acid in the face—who will love them now?
What a fool I was not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to avenge myself![Insensé le jour où j’avais résolu de me venger, de ne pas m’être arraché le cœur !]
To the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.[Ἄριστος τρόπος τοῦ ἀμύνεσθαι τὸ μὴ ἐξομοιοῦσθαι.]
The best revenge is massive success.
Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
Revenge is very unsatisfactory.
Revenge is not redress. Revenge is a wheel, and it turns backwards. The dead are not your masters.
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold.
