Hillel the Elder Quotes

Revenge does not long remain unrevenged.

Those to whom evil is done do evil in return.

If anybody has done bad things to me, then I must have done the same to them.

Instant Karma is going to get you.

You must understand that if you indulge in revenge exclusively, it will come back to you, because those who are revenged upon - even if the whole world believes they deserve it - will in some way express exactly what was expressed towards them. Why perpetuate suffering, no matter how justified it may seem to be, if it only perpetuates suffering in the future for future generations?

Instant Karma's gonna get you, gonna knock you right on the head

Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.

He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

But still the block of Vengeance firm doth stand, and Fate, as swordsmith, hammers blow on blow.

I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions.

Action is called karma. And that's your continuation. When this body disintegrates, you continue on with your actions. It's like the cloud in the sky. When the cloud is no longer in the sky, it hasn't died. The cloud is continued in other forms like rain or snow or ice.

Karma means your have to live with the consequences of the actions you have taken in the past. Whatever you put out is coming back.

I guess karma comes back around 'cause now I'm the one that's hurting

The mystics will tell you death is perfectly safe. A violent act will beget a violent act; it is simply a law.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

What goes around comes around like a hool-a-hoop.

The grave will fall in upon him who digs it.

Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.

You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies. One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzin' around your eyes.

Dip him in the river who loves water.

The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment.

An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.

Do unto others what has been done to you.

It costs me never a stab nor squirm / To tread by chance upon a worm. / Aha, my little dear, / I say, Your clan will pay me back one day.