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revenge men hands
A thorough-paced knave will rarely quarrel with one whom he can cheat: his revenge is plunder; therefore he is usually the most forgiving of beings, upon the principle that if he come to an open rupture, he must defend himself; and this does not suit a man whose vocation it is to keep his hands in the pocket of another. Charles Caleb Colton
revenge men insult
Injuries accompanied with insults are never forgiven: all men, on these occasions, are good haters, and lay out their revenge at compound interest.
revenge humble doubt
There are some who affect a want of affectation, and flatter themselves that they are above flattery; they are proud of being thought extremely humble, and would go round the world to punish those who thought them capable of revenge; they are so satisfied of the suavity of their own temper that they would quarrel with their dearest benefactor only for doubting it.
revenge self community
Few things are more agreeable to self-love than revenge, and yet no cause so effectually restrains us from revenge as self-love. And this paradox naturally suggests another; that the strength of the community is not unfrequently built upon the weakness of those individuals that compose it.
revenge knaves able
Revenge is a debt, in the paying of which the greatest knave is honest and sincere, and, so far as he is able, punctual.
revenge blood fever
Revenge is fever in our own blood, to be cured only by letting the blood of another; but the remedy too often produces a relapse, which is remorse--a malady far more dreadful than the first disease, because it is incurable.
revenge enemy remember
I will not be revenged, and this I owe to my enemy; but I will remember, and this I owe to myself.
revenge pay debt
By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior.
revenge should-have creative
We should have just killed him, that's a lesson, don't get creative with revenge China Mieville
despair surrender never-surrender
Never despair. Never surrender. Alan Moore
despair load
It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair. Chinua Achebe
despair storm september
The storm ate up September’s cry of despair, delighted at its mischief, as all storms are. Catherynne M. Valente
despair hope leads path stand today total utter wisdom
We stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other leads to total extinction. Let us hope we have the wisdom to make the right choice. Woody Allen
despair infinity debauchery
Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity. Edmond de Goncourt
despair rooms christ
Where Christ brings His cross He brings His presence; and where He is none are desolate, and there is no room for despair. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
despair depth reckless
Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
despair amusement boring
Il faut travailler sinon par go u" t, au moins par de sespoir, puisque, tout bien ve rifie , travailler est moins ennuyeux que s'amuser. We should work: if not by preference, at least out of despair. All things considered, work is less boring than amusement. Charles Baudelaire
despair boring amusing
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
delight ifs settings
If you delight more in God’s gifts than in God Himself, you are practically setting up another God above Him, and this you must never do. Charles Spurgeon
delight holiness pleasure
We fear not God because of any compulsion; our faith is no fetter, our profession is no bondage, we are not dragged to holiness, nor driven to duty. No, our piety is our pleasure, our hope is our happiness, our duty is our delight.
delight far knowledge nature pleasure
The pleasure and delight of knowledge and learning, it far surpasseth all other in nature Francis Bacon
delight flattery praise
Oh, flatter me; for love delights in praises. William Shakespeare
delight mercy spares
... me He now delights to spare. Charles Wesley
delight world christianity
Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world. David Brainerd
delight guests leisure
Guests are the delight of leisure, and the solace of ennui. Agnes Repplier
delight matter infinity
What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?
delighted
I voted for Obama and I was delighted that he's been elected. Bill Ayers