Miroslav Volf Quotes

Revenge does not long remain unrevenged.

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

I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return.

An eye for an eye." "And the whole world goes blind," Coral puts in quietly.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

But from each crime are born bullets that will one day seek out in you where the heart lies.

The problem with revenge is that it never evens the score. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both are stuck on the escalator as long as parity is demanded, and the escalator never stops.

Those to whom evil is done do evil in return.

An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind.

Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.

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?

Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift.

An eye for an eye is elemental.

The problem with revenge is that it never gets what it wants; it never evens the score. Fairness never comes. The chain reaction set off by every act of vengeance always takes its unhindered course. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain...Why do family feuds go on and on?...the reason is simple: no two people, no two families, ever weigh pain on the same scale.

We will pursue them until they lose their nerves... Now that they have indulged in their evil and crimes, they will suffer a defeat.

In life we pay for the evil that in life we do.

Is revenge a circle inside of a circle inside of a circle?

Evil on itself shall back recoil.

The evil you do to others you may expect in return.

When a man has done me an evil turn once, I don't like to give him the opportunity to do so twice.

Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you've done.

Fundamentalist Muslim terrorists kill three thousand Americans, but America isn't supposed to respond, because if we respond, they'll respond. We always hear about 'karmic retributions' and the 'cycle of violence' only after we've been hit.

War begets war. It produces outraged and humiliated and furious people. That is almost invariably the case.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. a burn for a burn. a life for a life. that's how all this got started. and that's how it's going to end.

To those who wish to punish others -- or at least to see them punished, if the avengers are too cowardly to take matters in to their own hands -- the belief in a fiery, hideous hell appears to be a great source of comfort.