A Quote by Lewis B. Smedes

The problem with revenge is that it never evens the score. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both are stuck on the escalator as long as parity is demanded, and the escalator never stops.

Lewis B. Smedes

Quote Topics

Both Demanded Escalator Injured Long Never Never Stop Pain Parity Problem Revenge Score Stops Stuck The Problem With Ties

Quote Author

Lewis B. Smedes
American - Author
August 20, 1921 - December 19, 2002

The problem with revenge is that it never gets what it wants; it never evens the score. Fairness never comes. The chain reaction set off by every act of vengeance always takes its unhindered course. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain...Why do family feuds go on and on?...the reason is simple: no two people, no two families, ever weigh pain on the same scale.

Lewis B. Smedes

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An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs.

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Escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

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