39 Quotes About Betrayal and Revenge

If you have experienced betrayal, you can be left with many feelings of lost trust. There are many ways you can deal with overcoming these types of experiences. Here are some great quotes about betrayal and revenge that are encouraging to overcome the many issues brought on by these acts.

“‘Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.”

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

“But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.”

“Funny thing about revenge. It could make a killer out of a nun.”

“God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.”

“Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”

“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”

“Harry was left to ponder in silence the depths to which girls would sink to get revenge.”

“I was performing my ritual of sipping tea, shooting flirtatious glances and planning murder.”

“I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.”

“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”

“If you’re betrayed, release disappointment at once. By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root.”

“I’m a great believer in karma, and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me.”

“I’m a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it’s bad or good.”

“In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.”

“It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.”

“Living well is the best revenge.”

“Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries—for heavy ones they cannot.”

“My former bullies pay extra to come backstage and meet me after shows, and I pretend not to know them in front of their friends. It is the most divine pleasure to exact the revenge of the brutalized child that resides within.”

“Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.”

“Revenge is a confession of pain.”

“Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.”

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.”

“Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.”

“Revenge proves its own executioner.”

“She was fury, she was wrath, she was vengeance.”

“So revenge is obviously a deeply messed-up expression of vindictiveness. It is hard to even call it evil. It is just plain insanity. A result of deeply messed-up thinking.”

“Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.”

“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.”

“They say the best revenge is living well. I say it’s acid in the face—who will love them now?”

“Things don’t just happen in this world of arising and passing away. We don’t live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of nature.”

“To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it’s an absolute duty.”

“Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.”

“Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.”

“Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn’t sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.”

“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.”

“When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.”

“While seeking revenge, dig two graves—one for yourself.”

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”

There are many ways to deal with betrayal that are encouraging to become familiar with.