David Weber Quotes

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness.

My talent was the uncompromising ability to feel spite.

Hatred, revenge, bitterness - these are negative emotions. The person harbouring those emotions suffers more.

Enmity is anger watching the opportunity for revenge.

Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

I would never do anything just for spite.

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.

I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle.

Malice hath a strong memory.

Resentment is the poison we drink, hoping it will hurt others.

Mr. Freeze is motivated by different things. He doesn't really have that much of an axe to grind with Batman. Batman is an irritation and an impediment to him, not an enemy that he hates. He doesn't have the hatred that the Joker has for Batman.

If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.