Francis Bacon Quotes About Revenge
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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Deformed persons commonly take revenge on nature.
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A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green.
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This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
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In revenge a man is but even with his enemy; for it is a princely thing to pardon, and Solomon saith it is the glory of a man to pass over a transgression.
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
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There is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death . . . Revenge triumphs over death; love slights it; honor aspireth to it; grief flieth to it.
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Francis Bacon
- Born: January 22, 1561
- Died: April 9, 1626
- Occupation: Former Lord Chancellor
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