“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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Qui se venge à demi court lui-même à sa peine: Il faut ou condamner ou couronner sa haine.

Rodogune (1644)

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