“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
“To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster:
Either condemn or crown your hatred.”
Qui se venge à demi court lui-même à sa peine:
Il faut ou condamner ou couronner sa haine.
Cléopâtre, act V, scene i.
Rodogune (1644)
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