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to avenge

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To avenge a wrong done to you, is to rob yourself of the comfort of crying out against the injustice of it. Cesare Pavese

The fellow who eggs you on to avenge yourself will rob you of what you were going to say - as we forgive our debtors . When you have forfeited that, all your sins will be held against you; absolutely nothing is forgiven. Augustine of Hippo

To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good. George MacDonald

The highways are crowded with people who drive as if their sole purpose in getting behind the wheel is to avenge every wrong done them by man, beast or fate. The only thing that keeps them in line is their fear of death, jail and lawsuits. Hunter S. Thompson

We come here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, determined to avenge our wrongs and set our country free. William Wallace

I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other. Ben Kingsley

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