Quote by Francis Bacon
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which othe

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory. – Francis Bacon

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned. – Charlotte Bronte

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It is better to receive than to do injury. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow. – John Ford

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Where vice is vengeance follows. – Scottish Proverb

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