The President has said that they will seek revenge for the attack on the capital city.
Bill Cosby told a very funny story about getting revenge against a kid that hit him in the face with a snowball.
In my opinion, revenge simply gives your enemy another excuse to attack
you.
The father avenged the death of his daughter by killing the man who had murdered her.
With his last dying words, the victim urged his family not to try to avenge his death, but to forgive his attackers instead.
The woman burnt all her husband's clothes and personal things as
revenge for his having an affair with his secretary.
The villagers avenged the death of their loved ones by attacking and killing their enemies.
Josh Billings once said that there is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
Edwin Chapin once stated that never does the human soul
appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge, and dares to forgive injury.
Sacha Guitry once joked that when a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
Sir Francis Bacon once suggested that in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior.
Elizabeth Fry once said that punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime, and reform the criminal.
There is a Norwegian proverb which observes that shameful deeds bring on revenge.
There is a Saudi Arabian proverb which claims that it is better to die in revenge than to live on in shame.
There is an old expression which suggests that revenge is sweet.
There is a Chinese proverb which holds that he who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
There is a German proverb which notes that revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
There is a Arab proverb which states that forgiveness is more satisfying than revenge.
The American government is determined to seek revenge for the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The Mafia boss swore vengeance on those who killed his son.
The natives prayed to their gods for vengeance on their enemies.
The old man was a vengeful person who would never forget even the slightest insult.
Discussion question: Is revenge a reasonable course of action?
Find someone who thinks it is good to take revenge for the violent acts of others.