“Revenge and generosity”: quotes for the final essay


Quotes about revenge:

  • “Revenge is a dish best eaten cold” (English proverb).
  • “Revenge is the inheritance of weak souls. There is no place for him in the chest of a worthy person” (K. Körner).
  • “The sweetest revenge is forgiveness” (I. Friedman).
  • “Justice is always seasoned with a pinch of revenge” (J. Wolfrom).
  • “The most offensive kind of revenge is to recognize the offender as unworthy of our revenge” (Seneca).
  • “Revenge is sweet, but not very nutritious” (M. Cooley).
  • “Belief in cause and effect is rooted in the strongest of instincts - the instinct of revenge” (N. Friedrich).
  • “May man be delivered from revenge: here is the bridge leading to the highest hope, and the rainbow sky after a long bad weather” (N. Friedrich).
  • “I am guilty before him, therefore, I must take revenge on him (F.M. Dostoevsky).
  • “It is noble to take revenge only on those equal to oneself and in an equal position” (Thucydides).
  • “Revenge is a feeling accessible to the smallest minds, but the ability to forget and forgive, the ability to be generous at the moment of triumph - are inherent only to people with a great soul, remember this!” (L. Jacolliot).
  • “There is a difference between revenge and punishment: punishment is carried out for the sake of the punished, and vengeance is carried out for the sake of the avenger, in order to satisfy his anger” (Aristotle).
  • “He who plots revenge irritates his wounds, which otherwise would have been healed and healed long ago. Truly, by taking revenge, a person becomes equal to his enemy, and by forgiving the enemy, he surpasses him” (B. Francis).
  • “It’s easy to blame, it’s easy to seek revenge. But when you look at things straight, you notice how each event is tied to another, and that sometimes things happen because they happen. No one wants to admit that this is so, because then we will not be able to take out our own pain on anyone” (S. King).
  • “A man tormented by his demons takes revenge on his neighbor completely unconsciously” (F. Kafka).
  • “For low natures, there is nothing more pleasant than to take revenge for one’s insignificance, throwing mud of one’s views and opinions into the holy and great” (V.G. Belinsky).
  • “He who takes revenge sometimes regrets what he did; he who forgives never regrets it” (A. Dumas).
  • “History loves to take cruel revenge on those who do not know history” (V. Pikul).
  • “If you want to rejoice for a moment, take revenge; if you want to rejoice all your life, forgive” (F. Schubert).

*** Revenge is sweet when it comes true, but the sweetness lasts until disappointment takes its place... *** Revenge begets even greater revenge! *** Only weak people take revenge,... strong people forgive and let go! *** If you are going to take revenge, dig two graves at once - one for the enemy, the other for yourself... *** One day the Lord sent an angel to earth to protect people in trouble. But when he saw what was happening on earth, the angel became insane. And instead of protecting those who are innocent, he began to take revenge on the guilty. *** The expectation of revenge is worse than revenge itself. *** An enemy occupies more space in our thoughts than a friend does in our heart. *** There is nothing more dangerous than a rejected woman. *** People who have not forgiven and come to terms with the offense, and especially those who dream of taking revenge, have a much higher stress level than those who have truly “forgiven and let go.” *** Petty people - petty revenge. If you really want to offend me, come up with something bigger!!! *** Here every creature fancies itself a genius, here everyone wants to become like Lenin, and I want to become like Stalin, half to the wall, the rest to their cells *** No one takes revenge like a woman. *** Ugly people usually take revenge on others for the joke that nature played on them. *** The hostess abandoned the bunny, the bunny decided to take revenge, climbed over the cornice, at night bit the bitch to death... *** Revenge is the lot of the weak. *** Mom always tells me: “Be smarter, don’t pay attention,” but I may not want to be smarter, I may want to swim in the fountains of blood of this slaughterhouse *** Revenge is a dish that tastes better cold ** * Revenge is bitterer than vodka and worse than death. It poisons the soul, killing from the inside. *** Unread books have a way of taking revenge. *** The cruelty of revenge knows no limits! *** I will drown my sadness in wine, and you in the nearest ice hole... *** Whoever drinks love and jealousy from a single cup will inevitably drink the red drink of revenge. *** When a woman takes revenge, common sense falls silent. The most correct thing a man can do is to walk away without thinking. *** Laugh at me - I will bear it, betray me - I will endure it. Spit in my soul - I will remain silent. But one day the day will come when you will lie at my feet, begging for help. And I will remember your every mockery, every betrayal. I will not forgive... I will take revenge... *** Move slowly, and the day of your revenge will come!!! *** Don’t get involved with someone who has lost everything: such a person will do anything for revenge, because he has nothing to lose. *** Revenge is like cotton candy. The sweet taste instantly melts and turns into emptiness. *** I believe that retribution will come... And men in high heels will run for pads... *** When you are rude to the waiter, remember that he, bitch, is all-powerful! He might even spit in the soup if he decides to stand on the same page with you... *** Well, why is that??? The anticipation of revenge is much “sweeter” than revenge itself... *** If you want to take revenge, remain silent, and thereby deal a mortal blow to the enemy. If you respond to a reproach with a reproach, you will light a fire *** Yes, no one loved anyone, there was simply nothing to do then! some take revenge before meetings, some in a light whisper... forgive... *** For the nightly suffering, for the mental anguish, our grandchildren will take revenge on our children for us. *** Don’t waste yourself on revenge; life itself will take revenge to the fullest on those who deserve it. ***Have you been humiliated? Forget. Have you been offended? Sorry. Did you get hit? Remember everything, go and kill. *** Remain your wife or something and take revenge on you for the rest of my life. *** Love your enemies - it will drive them crazy :-)) *** If I took revenge on you, many would suffer... *** A little woman seeking revenge is capable of overturning even fate. *** Husbands can’t even imagine how strong a wife’s resentment can be and how unexpected her revenge can be... *** And for an eye we will knock out two eyes, and for a tooth we will break the entire jaw!!! *** If you are offended, do not take revenge... See how life will do it for you. *** Girls! Get married immediately! Every man must be avenged! *** Sophisticated childhood revenge: you started your own “class journal” - and give two marks to those you don’t like *** There is nothing worse than a woman armed with kitchen utensils. *** There is no better way to take revenge than to erase from memory. *** Do you think you can hurt me? Can you forget me? Nothing of the kind, it’s you who will suffer! You'll be the one who won't sleep at night! If I... once and for all... say... Goodbye!!! *** Torment of conscience is much worse than any revenge. *** -Mother! my husband offended me... I’m coming to you! - no, daughter! evil must be punished! I go to you! *** If your soul hurts, that’s why. If you hurt someone else, your pain will not go away. *** Revenge is an inheritance for weak souls in the chest of a worthy person; it has no place. *** I quietly quarrel with mine. I'm not yelling. I don't throw tantrums. I just take his toothbrush and silently clean the toilet with it. Quietly, quietly))) *** I don’t like to take revenge... but I remember! I remember everything!!! *** The sweetest and noblest revenge is forgiveness. *** You can’t put a child in a corner. Especially the one where there is a joint of wallpaper. *** The bitter taste of resentment disappears after a sip of revenge. *** If a guy tells you that you are fat, answer him that he has a small one... It seems like such nonsense... But how catchy!!! *** The more a girl loves, the more she takes revenge... *** Revenge is to bite back the dog that bit us. *** When you become a hindrance to your husband and his romances. It’s better to leave silently and then take brutal revenge. *** Revenge is a dish that you can unnoticed to overeat to the point of nausea. *** If a person hurt you, don’t answer him in kind, do good. You are a different person. You are better. *** Negatives are those “individuals” who take revenge on other people because of their own powerlessness and anger, trying to prove their superiority over other people. *** If people are eating you up from the inside, wish them “Bon Appetit” and try to become the sweetest poison for them. *** Witty people know how to take revenge without using their hands: they can use words to knock down and slaughter a person like a fattened pig. *** Revenge does not bring relief only to good people. It gives true pleasure to the wicked. *** Don't make a woman angry! You will not find a more vengeful creature. They will forgive you, but then they will remember you. *** Nothing brings two girls closer together than to crap on their common ex =)))) *** Smart and strong people do not take revenge. They forgive. With a calm smile they wish you happiness. And they kill with this calmness more powerfully than if they took revenge with all cruelty... *** While my ex-husband, having become accustomed to the fact that I was nearby all the time and would not go anywhere, at every opportunity he sarcastically said that he would find himself younger and more beautiful... I quietly and silently she did exactly that)) *** A well-planned plan for revenge improves your mood for a long time!!!))) *** Take revenge with KIND - make your SOUL happy! Statuses about revenge

Quotes about generosity:

  • “People with a strong and generous character do not change their mood depending on their well-being or their misfortunes” (R. Descartes).
  • “Generosity is to meekly endure the mistakes of others” (Democritus).
  • “Generosity does not consist in your giving me something that I need more than you, but in your giving me something that you yourself cannot do without” (D. Gibran).
  • “Humanity cannot live without generous ideas” (F.M. Dostoevsky).
  • “Generosity and cruelty help each other” (Confucius).
  • “Generosity neglects everything in order to take possession of everything” (F. La Rochefoucauld).
  • “If genius is the greatness of the mind, then generosity is the genius of the soul” (E. Sevrus).
  • “Generosity is nothing more than the compassion of a noble heart” (N. Chamfort).
  • “When a person is so wounded that he is unable to show generosity, at these moments he especially needs sympathy and support” (D.B. Shaw).
  • “This man oppresses me with his generosity” (A.P. Chekhov).
  • “A mother’s heart is a deep abyss, at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness” (O. de Balzac).
  • “It is more courageous to forgive than to punish. The weak cannot forgive. Forgiveness is a property of the strong” (M. Gandhi).
  • “Truly generous people are always ready to show compassion if the misfortune of their enemy exceeds their hatred” (A. Dumas).
  • “Love can be above the laws! Above right is mercy! Above justice is forgiveness. This is enough to not fall below the human level” (E.P. Leonov).
  • “Forgiving your enemies is a wonderful feat; but there is an even more beautiful feat, even more human - this is the understanding of enemies, because understanding is at once forgiveness, justification, reconciliation” (A.I. Herzen).
  • “Forgiveness is a two-way street. When we forgive someone, we forgive ourselves at that moment” (P. Coelho).
  • “In an effort to punish evil at all costs, we exaggerate its significance, which means we indirectly contribute to its triumph, thus upsetting the eternal balance and shaking the very foundation” (M.M. Fry).
  • “There is a simple rule: when you show generosity, you should do it artlessly and simply - because if you say too many words, the recipient may accidentally look into your soul, and the whole effect will be blurred” (V. Pelevin).
  • “Forgiveness of betrayal is not much different from betrayal itself” (Yu. Nagibin).
  • “Retribution pursues everyone, but catches up with few” (M.-E. Eschenbach).
  • “Forgive and forget is an act of divine generosity” (P. Kwiatkovsky).
  • “It is forgiveness that opens up the only opportunity to think creatively about the future” (D. Allen).
  • “I believe that unforgiveness is a serious problem that sits within you and causes more harm to yourself” (A. Shariy).
  • “Master Buddha always told me that forgiveness gives life. And I agree. Forgiveness gives life to the one who forgives” (D. Mitchell).
  • “Don't think about what your forgiveness means for your opponents, those who have wronged you in the past. Enjoy what forgiveness does for you. Learn to forgive, and it will become easier for you to go towards your dreams, unencumbered by the baggage of the past” (N. Vujicic).
  • “Many, seeking retribution for slight grievances, make them deeper for themselves. Great and noble is he who calmly listens to the barking of small dogs, like a large and strong beast” (Seneca).
  • “Do not turn generosity into alms, and do not pass off alms as generosity” (V.P. Rychkov).
  • “Generosity in politics is often the highest wisdom; a great empire and an insignificant mind do not get along well” (E. Burke).
  • “You can’t forgive just because you think you have no other choice. This is no longer forgiveness, this is surrender” (S.E. Allen).
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