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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
want please workhouses
Please, sir, I want some more. Charles Dickens
want faces misery
I want to escape from myself. For when I do start up and stare myself seedily in the face, as happens to be my case at present, my blankness is inconceivable--indescribable--my misery amazing. Charles Dickens
want waste firsts
Hundreds would never have known want if they had not first known waste. Charles Spurgeon
want revival reverence
If we want revivals, we must revive our reverence for the Word of God. Charles Spurgeon
want walks
I want to walk through life. Alanis Morissette
want wake-up illusion
If you want to stay in a state of illusion, stay in it. But you can always wake up. Alan Watts
want doe angle
I approach every part I'm asked to do and decide to do from exactly the same angle: who is this person, what does he want, how does he attempt to get it, and what happens to him when he doesn't get it, or if he does? Alan Rickman
want making-money
Amateurs want to be right. Professionals want to make money. Alan Greenspan
want painting feels
I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away. Alan Bean
prison
Are there no prisons? Charles Dickens
prison
Veels vithin veels, a prison in a prison. Charles Dickens
prison sincere pardon
Pardon ever follows sincere repentence. Charles Spurgeon
prison insidious vendetta
Happiness is the most insidious prison of all. Alan Moore
prisoner our-time
We are all prisoners of our time and place. David Henry Hwang
prison pops call-me
If I pop everyone who calls me a diva then I'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison. Chaka Khan
prison
There are worse prisons than words. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
prison proud strange though
It's a strange thing to say, but it made me feel proud of the neighborhood I live in -- even though my neighborhood is in prison right now. Edward Flynn
prison contempt jailer
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer. Brendan Behan