Quotes About Revenge

Quotes about revenge encapsulate the complexity and often the destructive nature of seeking retribution. They delve into the emotional turmoil and moral dilemmas associated with the desire to retaliate against perceived wrongs. Some quotes caution against the futility of revenge, highlighting its cyclical nature and the potential for it to consume the avenger. Others underscore the idea that while revenge may provide temporary satisfaction, it ultimately perpetuates a cycle of violence and resentment. Still, other quotes portray revenge as a dish best served cold, emphasizing the strategic and patient nature required to exact it effectively. Overall, quotes about revenge serve as poignant reminders of the power of forgiveness, empathy, and understanding in overcoming grievances and fostering healing. They encourage introspection and restraint, urging individuals to rise above their impulses and choose paths of peace and reconciliation instead of vengeance.

Famous Quotes About Revenge

Funny thing about revenge. It could make a killer out of a nun. ― Kevis Hendrickson

I want revenge, but I don’t want to screw up my karma. ― Susane Colasanti

Revenge is the infliction of pain, in consequence of the neglect or violation of duty. – ELHANAN WINCHESTER

I’ve learned that from a war ignited by revenge, nothing can be born, but sorrow. – Aladdin ― Shinobu Ohtaka

A man who desires revenge should dig two graves. – Unknown

Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell. ― Walter Scott

Revenge is Always Sweet, it’s the Aftertaste that’s Bitter.― Joshua Caleb

An eye for an eye is never enough. Never, never, never.—Adrian Phoenix

While seeking revenge, dig two graves—one for yourself.—Douglas Horton

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. – Francis Bacon

Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one. – Janet Morris

Revenge has its own special taste.– Job

Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist. – Max Lucado

There is no such thing as justice, all the best that we can hope for is revenge.― Emilie Autumn

The best revenge, if ya gotta have it, is sweet success.― Tripsy South

If you feel like you need revenge, getting it won’t help you.― Steve Maraboli

Writing poems is the best revenge.― Christina Strigas

When you repay evil with evil, you become evil.― Wayne Gerard Trotman

The most deceptive thing about revenge is in thinking that we’re not hurt by it, when in fact we’re the one’s most hurt by it.― Craig D. Lounsbrough

I don’t seek revenge because the karma bus always arrives on time.― Fuad Alakbarov

Inner peace is best achieved when you realize the best revenge is no revenge― Joe Mehl

The best revenge in life is living.― Melissa McPhail

Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.― Mason Cooley

Revenge is an orphan in bad company she had learnt. Until it accepts the truth, it may never find grace.― Sanchit Gupta

The greatest form of retaliation is not loving your enemy but ignoring them.― Bongha Lee

Revenge is weak when provocation is the reason to prepare us strong for any battle.― Alan Maiccon

Loyalty feeds my passion for revenge.― Robert Black

If only, revenge had the power to bring peace.― Shweta Grewal

Revenge is empty.― K. Weikel

In a nutshell, revenge cannot reverse the loss.― Marina Cantacuzino

For the Christian, revenge is a dish best not served at all.― Todd Stocker

Revenge itself may indeed be the best revenge, but slaying one’s enemy does not give back what they stole.― Emilie Autumn

However miserable you make us, we shall still have the revenge of thinking that your cruelty arises from your greater misery.― Emily Brontë

A merciful heart beats contently stronger than many vengeful ones.― Munia Khan

He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself. — Aesop

The noblest revenge is to forgive.– Thomas Fuller

Revenge is a confession of pain. — Latin Proverb

Success is the best revenge for anything. Keep your head down and work hard to achieve. – Ed Sheeran

I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat. — Muhammad Ali

There is no need for revenge. Living happily ever after is a sign that you have not let the past beat you. – Leon Brown

Don’t waste time on revenge. The people who hurt you will eventually face their own karma. – Unknown

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Quotes About Revenge And Karma

Karma is a tricky thing. To serve karma, one must repay good karma to others. To serve karma well, one must sometimes deliver bad karma where it is due. – M.R. Mathias

Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason. – Ghostbusters

Karma is like a rubber band. You can only stretch it so far before it comes back and smacks you in the face. – Unknown

Karma knows who cheats, and it always repays them accordingly.

Revenge is a choice, but karma is an inevitable consequence.

Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. – Arthur Conan Doyle

When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life. – Keanu Reeves

You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you. — Wayne W. Dyer

Cheating is a shortcut to temporary happiness, while karma ensures long-term lessons.

Let karma deal with the cheaters, as its judgement is always fair and just.

Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma. – Thubten Yeshe

The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. – George Bernard Shaw

When we judge, we create negative karma. When we say of an action: ‘This is right,’ or, ‘That is wrong,’ we create negative karma. — Gary Zukav

Cheating may deceive others, but karma never falls for the tricks.

Karma doesn’t discriminate; it treats cheaters and their actions equally.

See karma, make dharma. — Gary Gach

There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone. —Sylvester Stallone

If you’re really a mean person, you’re going to come back as a fly and eat poop. —Kurt Cobain

Seeking revenge on a cheater only lowers oneself to their level, while karma rises above.

Karma is the universe’s way of teaching cheaters a valuable life lesson.

You cannot do harm to someone because someone has done harm to you. You will pay just like they will. —Ericka Williams

When karma comes back to punch you in the face, I want to be there. Just in case it needs help. —Unknown

That game of consequences to which we all sit down, the hanger-back not least. —Robert Louis Stevenson

No need to seek revenge; karma exposes the truth and takes care of the rest.

Revenge may seem tempting, but karma offers a far greater punishment.

I want revenge, but I don’t want to screw up my karma. —Susan Colasanti

Often when someone hurts you, they aren’t hurting you because you are you. They are hurting you because they are them. —Karen Salmansohn

Karma is a tricky thing. To serve karma, one must repay good karma to others. To serve karma well, one must sometimes deliver bad karma where it is due. —M.R. Mathias

Karma has no expiration date, and it will always catch up to cheaters.

Revenge may provide temporary satisfaction, but karma offers a lifetime of consequences.

Karma is like a rubber band. You can only stretch it so far before it comes back and smacks you in the face. —Unknown

Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. ―Arthur Conan Doyle

You might have burned me with your lies, but karma is about to set you on fire. —Unknown

How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.

Karma is the universal law of cause and effect. You reap what you sow.

Karma is God’s girlfriend.

Men are not punished for their sin, but by them.

Karma has no deadline.

Karma has no menu. You get served what you deserve.

If you’re not making someone else’s life better, you’re living yours wrong.

People who create their own drama deserve their own karma.

Sometimes you have to walk away and let karma take over.

The best revenge is to show them that your life is getting better after they’re gone.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Let the players play, let the haters hate and let karma handle their fate.

Life is a boomerang. What you give, you get.

Don’t waste your time on revenge. Those who hurt you will eventually face their own karma.

Karma has no problem getting back in touch with you when need be.

Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason.

Karma is like a rubber-band: it can only stretch so far before it comes back and smacks you in the face.

Yes bitch, it’s called Karma.

Revenge will never solve anything, but karma has a way of making things right.

Cheaters may win in the short term, but karma will always catch up to them in the end.

Revenge is a temporary satisfaction, while karma is a lifelong lesson.

Trust that karma will always deliver justice to those who cheat and deceive.

Revenge cheats the soul, but karma restores balance to the universe.

Cheating may give a momentary advantage, but karma ensures a lasting retribution.

Don’t seek revenge on a cheater, let karma handle the restitution.

Trust in karma: it always delivers a just punishment to cheaters.

Karma is the ultimate equalizer, providing consequences for every cheating action.

Revenge is an act of anger, while karma is a force of justice.

Cheating may bring temporary pleasure, but karma brings everlasting consequences.

Revenge may feel sweet, but karma serves a dish even sweeter.

Attitude Revenge Quotes

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

The best revenge is to show them that your life is getting better after they’re gone.

The old law about an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

The man who seeks revenge digs two graves.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.

Don’t waste time on revenge. The people who hurt you will eventually face their own karma.

I’m not real big on repentance … I like revenge better.

A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green.

Revenge proves its own executioner.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster: Either condemn or crown your hatred.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

When they say revenge is a dish best served up cold they were wrong … revenge for me has instead turned out to be a dish served hot, steamy and very satisfying!

Never go to bed angry, stay awake and plot your revenge!

I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.

When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

With that being said, you have to be careful because what goes around always comes around! Life can be short and irreparable mistakes can be made in the blink of an eye.

The best revenge is massive success.

The biggest slap to your enemies is your success!!

Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

Sometimes the best revenge is to smile and move on.

Laughter will always be the best medicine, silence will always be the best revenge, and love will always be all you need.

Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper.

Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.

The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.

When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.

Looking good is the best revenge.

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.

The best revenge is living well.

Revenge is not sweet; it is gloomy and a waste of time.

Revenge, the attribute of gods! They stamped it with their great image on our natures.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Revenge will never solve anything, KARMA will.

If I had the chance to hurt you like you hurt me, I wouldn’t take it.

Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours.

I’m not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.

Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.

In revenge and in love woman is more barbaric than man is.

Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.

Revenge has it’s own special taste.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.

Selfishness leads to violence, and violence leads to more violence. Violence leads to revenge, which again leads to selfishness.

Revenge is barren of itself; itself is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its satiety, despair.

Revenge is a powerful motivator.

Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can’t get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don’t care who you are. What goes around comes around. That’s how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.

Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves.

If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.

Evil Revenge Quotes

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.

No trait is more justified than revenge in the right time and place.

When you have the power to screw people over and you don’t–well, that’s when you get to show who you really are.

One day I’m gonna hurt you, I promise.

I’m not the kind of girl who makes threats to scare you I plot my revenge silently.

Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.

The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. – Eddie Vedder

Neglect kills injuries, revenge increases them. – Ben Franklin

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. ― Mahatma Gandhi

When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself. ― Jodi Picoult

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter. – Isaac Burrow

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance. ― Criss Jami

Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.—Adeline Yen Mah

Revenge is not sweet; it is gloomy and a waste of time. ― Anna Bayes

Always stay gracious, the best revenge is your paper. – Beyonce

A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green. – Francis Bacon

The old law about an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. – Martin Luther King Jr.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. – Josh Billings

Revenge proves its own executioner. ― John Ford

Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.—Anne Lamott

Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.—Wayne Gerard Trotman

Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.—Emile M. Cioran

Revenge is the act of passion, vengeance is an act of justice. – Samuel Johnson

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you. – AUSTIN O’MALLEY

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind. – Juvenal

The best revenge is to show them that your life is getting better after they’re gone.– Nishan Panwar

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. – Marcus Aurelius

Living well is the best revenge. – George Herbert

Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.—William Makepeace Thackeray

He that has revenge in his power, and does not use it, is the greater man. – WELLINS CALCOTT

Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.—Rudy Giuliani

Revenge is what I want. Nothing but pure unadulterated revenge. But my mother brought me up to be a lady.—J. P. Donleavy

The man who seeks revenge digs two graves. – Ken Kesey

There is nothing wrong with revenge. The wrong has already been done, or there would be no need to even the score.― Ashly Lorenzana

A need for revenge can burn long and hot. Especially if every glance in a mirror reinforces it.― Suzanne Collins

The soul of mercy is better than a soul that is revengeful.– Angelina Elise

Revenge is never the answer― Kasie West

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. – SCOTT ADAMS

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair. -Friedrich Schiller

Revenge is an infection of the spirit.― Jonathan Maberry

Success is the best revenge.― Kanye West

Revenge is backward looking, whereas rationality is forward looking — so the two fail to engage. – Alan Hamlin