All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.—Jeremiah, xx. 10.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath.—Romans, xii. 19.
Talk not of fame! What fame enjoyed that wretch
That slew his brother? he who could not brook
Rejection from his God, with anger fired,
With envy stung, the ties of nature burst,
And sacrificed the guiltless to revenge.
C. P. Layard.
The fairest action of our human life
Is, scorning to revenge an injury;