The whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish day-dream. Properly speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also.

Scientific education for the masses will do little good, and probably a lot of harm, if it simply boils down to more physics, more chemistry, more biology, etc…

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing …

: in a state which was at once unconquerable and in a permanent state of 'cold war' with its neighbours.[Commonly cited as the first documented use of the phra…

Qui se venge a demi court lui-meme a sa peine: Il faut ou condamner ou couronner sa haine.

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.