Revenge is a form of anger or retaliation that is taken for wrongs done to oneself, one’s family, friends, or group.
Revenge can have several origins, such as an individual’s need to regain a sense of balance and justice after being wronged; the desire for people to be able to defend themselves and their honor against unfair treatment; as well as a desire for revenge against an individual who has harmed the community.
People may feel that taking revenge will restore their sense of pride and personal power after feeling humiliated or victimized in social situations.
Here are some insightful revenge quotes that will help you see the big picture and think before you act. They can also help save your life by making your life miserable.
41 Revenge Quotes That Will Enlighten Your Mind
1. “A need for revenge can burn long and hot. Especially if every glance in a mirror reinforces it.” ― Suzanne Collins
2. “Revenge is not sweet; it is gloomy and a waste of time.” ― Anna Bayes
3. “We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge.” ― Madonna
4. “The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” ― Eddie Vedder
5. “Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.” ― William Makepeace Thackeray
6. “The man who seeks revenge digs two graves.” ― Ken Kesey
7. “It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.” ― Isaac Burrow
8. “Revenge proves its own executioner.” ― John Ford
9. “Success is the best revenge.” ― Kanye West
10. “Revenge is starting a fire you can’t control.” ― Marty Rubin
11. “Revenge is an infection of the spirit.” ― Jonathan Maberry
12. “Living well is the best revenge.” ― George Herbert
13. “Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.” ― Rudy Giuliani
14. “Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.” ― Max Lucado
15. “Funny thing about revenge. It could make a killer out of a nun.” ― Kevis Hendrickson
16. “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” ― Marcus Aurelius
17. “When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.” ― Jodi Picoult
18. “Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.” ― Wayne Gerard Trotman
19. “There is nothing wrong with revenge. The wrong has already been done, or there would be no need to even the score.” ― Ashly Lorenzana
20. “Revenge is the act of passion, vengeance is an act of justice.” ― Samuel Johnson
21. “To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.” ― Criss Jami
22. “Revenge is backward looking, whereas rationality is forward looking — so the two fail to engage.” ― Alan Hamlin
23. “Revenge is never the answer”― Kasie West
24. “The best revenge is to show them that your life is getting better after they’re gone.” ― Nishan Panwar
25. “Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.” ― Walter Scott
26. “Revenge is what I want. Nothing but pure unadulterated revenge. But my mother brought me up to be a lady.” ― J. P. Donleavy
27. “Always stay gracious, the best revenge is your paper.” ― Beyonce
28. “Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.” ― Juvenal
29. “It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
30. “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
31. “There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” ― Josh Billings
32. “Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
33. “Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.” ― Friedrich Schiller
34. “A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green.” ― Francis Bacon
35. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
36. “The soul of mercy is better than a soul that is revengeful.” ― Angelina Elise
37. “Neglect kills injuries, revenge increases them.” ― Ben Franklin
38. “I want revenge, but I don’t want to screw up my karma.” ― Susane Colasanti
39. “Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.” ― Janet Morris
40. “Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.” ― Emile M. Cioran
41. “Revenge is like politics, one thing always leads to another until bad has become worse, and worse has become worst.” ― Jonas Jonasson
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