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 relationships that have nothing to do with hate.
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 a wrong to one or more previous individuals, and which normally consists of making them suffer at least the same pain that the culprit in question inflicted on their victims.
In ancient times, the feeling of revenge was used to dispense justice and give exemplary punishments. It was a way to achieve a “balance of emotions” between the aggressor and the victim. In Mediterranean society it was very common for powerful families to carry out this type of practices to resolve a family or economic conflict.
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 will take my revenge (JRR Tolkien)
A very humorous way of talking about boredom used by the author of the Lord of the Rings.
14. Spending too much time hoping that someone will suffer the consequences of what they did to you, then you are allowing them to hurt you 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 (Marcus Aurelius)
The cunning emperor was always characterized by his wisdom.
17. Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves (Confucius)
The Chinese author thus delights us with this way of referring to the self-destructive character of those who bet everything on revenge.
18. Taking revenge without enthusiasm is seeking disaster; one of two, either you condemn yourself or crown your hatred (Pierre Corneille)
The French playwright was famous for the epic works he wrote in the 19th century. XVII, which often contained doses of revenge.
19. Revenge is sweet and not fattening (Alfred Hitchcock)
20. Today we cannot succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion (Marianne Williamson)
The English activist was always a standard bearer of peace and forgiveness, and this phrase about revenge and her opposition to compassion is proof of this.
21. To be angry is to take revenge for the faults of others on ourselves (Alexander Pope)
Being angry with others is being angry with ourselves.
22. Revenge is the sweetest morsel, for the palate, that has ever been cooked in hell (Walter Scott)
In line with Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Walter Scott thought the same.
23. If they insult us, should we not take revenge? (William Shakespeare)
Shakespeare saw a natural and human feeling in revenge.
24. I do not talk about revenge or forgiveness, oblivion is the only revenge and the only forgiveness (Jorge Luis Borges)
Forgetting is the best remedy to satisfy revenge.
25. Upon him I will pour all the demons of the outer darkness, look in amazement and recognize that man’s specialty is revenge (Patrick Rothfuss)
Other authors, more skeptical about the condition of human beings, expressed their opinion in this way.
26. The difference between punishment and revenge is anger (Penelope Parker)
Anger is the component that encourages retaliation.
27. Letting go of resentment, rage, 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 away injury (Charlotte Bronte)
Charlotte Bronte saw nothing good in all that revenge entailed.
29. When you set out on a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy and one for yourself (Jodi Picoult)
Picoult was that forceful towards anyone who believed in revenge.
30. Weak people take revenge. The strong forgive. Intelligent people ignore (Albert Einstein)
Great reflection from this brilliant scientist, who establishes a clear comparison between various types of attitudes
31. Revenge is like a rolling stone, which, when a man has moved it, will return upon him with greater violence (Jeremy Taylor)
Jeremy Taylor considered it personally harmful 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 black rights 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 best served cold (Stephen Fry)
We all know this expression. In hot weather there is never revenge.
35. A man who thinks of revenge keeps his wounds open (Francis Bacon)
For Francis Bacon it was absurd to think of solving a conflict by hurting the aggressor.
36. Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a small and narrow mind (Juvenal)
The poet of Roman times 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 surprises us again with an unorthodox meaning of revenge
39. Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge (Paul Gauguin)
For Paul Gauguin we live in a world that feeds this feeling.
40. Hate is the coward’s revenge for being bullied (George Bernard Shaw)
Forceful expression of the Irish playwright and politician, surely influenced by the tensions between England and Ireland of his time.
41. In taking revenge, a man is equal to his enemy, but in passing over it, he is superior (Francis Bacon)
Revenge consists of act differently than your attacker according to Bacon.
42. Happiness is the best revenge, did you know? Just be happy (Emily Griffin)
Ignoring revenge will provide well-being. Consume it, sadness.
43. The problem with revenge is that it fails to heal the wounds one feels (Peter May)
Peter May ensures in this way that nothing good can come from this feeling.
44. Men are quicker to return a wrong than a favor, because gratitude is a burden and revenge is a pleasure (Robert Greene)
Robert Greene provides a curious reflection on why revenge is so recurrent.
45. The God of the white people orders crime. Our gods ask us for revenge (Alejo Carpentier)
Cuban writer, he was a great influencer in the fight of Latin American countries against Western interference.
46. Many suicides are motivated by anger and a 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 making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge (F. Nietzsche)
This philosopher was very skeptical with the moral standards of human beings.
48. The best revenge is to be different from the person who did the damage (Marcus Aurelius)
Caesar once again offers us another wise advice.
49. The best revenge is a great success (Frank Sinatra)
The singer-songwriter, with a murky past, thus reflects on revenge.
50. The best revenge is to live and test yourself (Eddie Vedder)
This is how the former 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, stating that happiness is the best cure.
52. Success is the best revenge (Kanye West)
Another famous singer-songwriter 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 thus expressed his idea regarding revenge.
54. She had felt bound to him by a love that had some wounded vanity and that looked a lot like revenge (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
This famous novelist from the time of Tsarist Russia In this way he reflects on various disguises that revenge can take.
55. No more tears now, I will think of revenge (Mary, Queen of Scots)
This is how she expressed her feelings at a sad moment for the Scottish leader.
56. If an injury must be done to a man, it should be so severe that his revenge need not be feared (Nicholas Machiavelli)
Nicolás Machiavelli was a great influencer on the way of doing politics.
57. While you are meditating revenge, the devil is meditating a recruit (François de Malherbe)
Revenge is the devil’s advice, according to Malherbe.
58. I have engraved it within the hills, and my revenge, on the dust within the rock (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar “tormented soul” Poe became famous for his works full of love and hate.
59. Refraining from imitation is the best revenge (Marcus Aurelius)
We must not act as they have acted against us.
60. If it will fuel nothing else, it will fuel my revenge (William Shakespeare)
The English playwright thus defines what he thinks about revenge.
61. There is a little revenge in words, but words can be very much revenge (Benjamin Franklin)
One of the founders of the United States of America He reflected like this in his memories Culture and intellect is the best of revenge.
62. Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, blood and vengeance are beating on my head (William Shakespeare)
Once again, Shakespeare shows us his desire for revenge.
63. I will achieve my revenge, whether in this life or the next (Commodus)
Son of Marcus Aurelius, he thus swore to avenge the suspicious death of his father.
64. I will have to avenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine (John Steinbeck)
The American writer described his feelings like this in one of his works: The grapes of wrath.
65. There are four basic human needs: food, sleep, sex and revenge (Banksy)
The extravagant British artist expressed in this way the natural needs of human beings, among which is revenge.
66. It is poverty of spirit to persist in returning the damage that has been received (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Sometimes it is better to live by leaving the past behind and forgetting those who insult us.
67. Taking revenge on yourself or your friends is not just a right, it is an absolute duty (Stieg Larsson)
Some people hold their own honor and that of their friends in high esteem, which is why we must defend it to the last consequences.
68. If murmuring the truth can still be the justice of the weak, slander can never be more than the revenge of cowards (Jacinto Benavente)
Slander always defines the person who exercises it.
69. Revenge is a kind of savage justice (Francis Bacon)
Revenge has no place in the judicial systems of advanced societies.
70. There is no revenge as complete as forgiveness (Josh Billings)
An idea that we can apply in our daily lives.
71. Beautiful hair is the best revenge (Ivana Trump)
An iconic phrase from this American model.
72. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children (Bobby Sands)
One of the most remembered phrases of this Irish independence activist.
73. No trait is more justified than revenge at the right time and place (Ami Ayalon)
A plea in favor of revenge as a strategy to resolve some problems.
74. The best revenge is to smile at hatred, quell anger and show others that we can be happy
Something that will undoubtedly give us spiritual peace and happiness.
75. In times of pain, we seek revenge (Ami Ayalon)
Something that often happens to most people, to make up for an affront.
76. An eye for an eye and the world will end up blind (Mahatma Gandhi)
One of the most remembered phrases of this peace activist.
77. Revenge is a powerful motivator (Marcus Luttrell)
Some people are driven by revenge in their lives.
78. I am the son of farmers and I know what happens in the villages. That’s why I wanted to take revenge, and I don’t regret anything (Gavrilo Princip)
For his revenge, Gavrilo Princip started the First World War.
79. Revenge is a dish that is served cold
Mythical phrase that tells us about how revenge is enjoyed more when it has been calculated in a cold and calm way.
80. Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual on art (Susan Sontag)
Many artists believe that art should not be interpreted but experienced.
81. Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry and relatively young man. He founded the military wing of the ANC. When he was released he surprised everyone because he spoke of reconciliation and forgiveness and not revenge (Desmond Tutu)
Mandela is a great example that you can choose peace and conciliation instead of revenge.
82. Punishment is not for revenge, but to reduce crime and reform the criminal (Elizabeth Fry)
That is the spirit that must prevail in modern societies.
83. Revenge proves its own executioner (John Ford)
Sometimes, revenge reveals the nature of the person who practices it.
84. Justice is the revenge of the social man, as revenge is the justice of the savage man (Epicurus)
In society we have learned not to take revenge and to use judicial and legal processes to resolve our problems.
85. Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you (Austin O’Malley)
Sometimes revenge is absurd and makes no sense.
86. When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than letting him keep her (Sacha Guitry)
Mythical phrase from this great French actor and comedian.
87. The best revenge is the one that is not carried out
A conciliatory position that encourages us to live our lives without revenge or resentment.
88. Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge
Forgiveness can often bewilder enemies, and it is the way to live in peace and happiness.
89. Karma is not the revenge of the universe; It is the reflection of our actions
Every good or bad action has its consequences.
90. Justice is revenge (Saad Hariri)
A phrase that some people might agree with and others might not.
