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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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
revenge should-have creative
We should have just killed him, that's a lesson, don't get creative with revenge China Mieville
useless would-be stamp-collecting
It would be hard to conceive of any activity more useless than stamp collecting. Dave Barry
useless chaos forget
And don't forget: time is meant to be wasted, love fails and death is useless. Charles Bukowski
useless virtue morose
Without courage, all other virtues are useless. Edward Abbey
useless planning valuable
Planning is valuable, tho the plan is usually useless. Ben Horowitz
useless accusation
Accusations are useless. Dominique de Villepin
useless not-happy satisfied
The main thing is to be satisfied with your work yourself. It's useless to have an audience happy if you are not happy. Aaron Copland
useless
When together, an ocean. When separate, a useless drop. Warda Tahir
useless action martial-arts
Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile. Abu Bakr
useless firsts hobbies
At first blush I am tempted to conclude that a satisfactory hobby must be in large degree useless, inefficient, laborious, or irrelevant. Aldo Leopold