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...another vengeance, nor a wrong by another wrong; but each increaseth . . . the other." Bacon reminds us that "a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well." Why not take vengeance? Revenge is its own executioner. As John Milton said, "Revenge, at the first...

...1347-1380 ~ In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior ... A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ~ Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 ~ Of Revenge, 1625 Living well is the best revenge. ~ George Herbert, 1593-1633...

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...is past is gone and irrevocable, and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come. ... a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. As a writer, I note with considerable dismay that although Bacon's advice is clear, succinct, profound,...

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...saith he, take good at God's hands, and not be content to take evil also ? 3 And so of friends in a proportion. This is certain, that a man that studieth...wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. Public revenges are for the most part fortunate ; 4 as that for the death of Csesar ; for the death...

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