A Quote by Ambrose Bierce
LOGANIMITY, n. The disposition to endure injury with meek forbearance while maturing a plan of revenge.
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Simply coming to the perpetrator and delivering the message is Nozick's definition of revenge. And in that sense, Adi is exacting revenge. When people ask, "Does Adi want revenge?" - they mean violent revenge. But in Nozick's formulation, it is revenge. That is the essence of revenge.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
When I was reading the Bible, I came across the word 'meek.' It means to be humble. I asked God, I want to become meek, allow me to become meek. About two months later I was struck with cancer. I realized this was God testing me. If you want to become appreciative, and humble, and meek, I'll strip you of everything.
Meek Mill - my homies used to call me 'Meek Millions,' and at the time I didn't have no millions, so I ain't really want to be called 'Millions,' so I just shortened it down to Meek Mill. 'Meek Milli,' my friends used to call me.
Anger is uneasiness or discomposure of the mind upon the receipt of any injury, with a present purpose of revenge
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Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.
It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay.
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure
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I joined the army to avenge the deaths of my family and to survive, but I've come to learn that if I am going to take revenge, in that process I will kill another person whose family will want revenge; then revenge and revenge and revenge will never come to an end.
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I don't believe that the meek will inherit the earth; The meek get ignored and trampled.
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'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.
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