In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.
Man has no greater enemy than himself.
A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do something more than they do, whereby his superiority may be apparent.
The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.
Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.
Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.
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