Vengeance Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old vengeance quotes, vengeance sayings, and vengeance proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

And you, you better run because I'm going to destroy you for what you've taken from me. Samantha Young
Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice. Criss Jami
Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled. Richelle E. Goodrich
Cries for justice are often the bitter laments of the vengeful. Wayne Gerard Trotman
I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance. Ian Mcshane
To the extent that our conceptions of justice contain recognizable traces of vengeance, they remain half-baked, primitive and immature. James P. Sterba
Vengeance is the act of turning anger in on yourself. On the surface it may be directed at someone else, but it is a surefire recipe for arresting emotional recovery. Jane Goldman
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
Now just vengeance is taken only for that which is done unjustly; hence that which provokes anger is always something considered in the light of an injustice. St. Thomas Aquinas
A society built upon a foundation of vengeance is a society doomed to destroy itself. Richelle E. Goodrich
I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first. Sue Grafton
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my fingers upon thee! Quentin Tarantino
In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it. Robert Shaw
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence. Vittorio Alfieri
On wrongs swift vengeance waits. Alexander Pope
If you're betrayed, release disappointment at once. By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root. Toba Beta
Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. Winston Churchill
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged. Samuel Johnson
Vengeance is a delicious fruit, that must ripen in order that we may fully enjoy it. Émile Gaboriau
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. Ps 58:10
The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries. Nah 1:2
As vengeance breeds vengeance, each act of terrorism sends us stumbling deeper into darkness. Eduardo Galeano
An eye for an eye eventually leaves the whole world blind. M. Gandhi
For mere vengeance, I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge. But for the security of the future, I would do everything. James A. Garfield
Many seem to want revenge against people for violence inflicted against us, and from what we've seen, some people want revenge against any Moslem, or people who look like them or have similar accents. We have forgotten that vengeance belongs to the Lord Hebrews 10:30
We're trying to build a new society here. You can't build it on vengeance. Freedom—that's our revenge. Jiri Dienstbier
If we take vengeance on vengeance, vengeance will never end. Vietnamese Saying
There is nothing so easy as to revenge an offense; but nothing so honorable as to pardon it. Akhenaton
He who opts for revenge must dig two graves. Chinese Saying
Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion. Albert Schweitzer