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1. "Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Who first said this?
2. What philosopher is most often credited with saying:
"When on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."
3. Shakespeare once wrote this:
"And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute-and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."
In what play can you find these lines?
4. What assassinated Christian minister and civil rights advocate had this to say about revenge?
"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."
5. Yusuf Islam made this observation:
"Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities."
What was the former name used by Yusuf Islam?
6. Who was the Italian who gave advice to 'Princes' and who summed it up by writing:
"People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance."
7. In Genesis, how do Dinah's brothers react to her rape?
8. This prize fighter, who changed his name when he changed religion, said this about his attitude?
"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."
9. What member of the English aristocracy and a flamboyant poet made this cynical statement about the fair sex?
"Sweet is revenge--especially to women."
10. This quotation is from "The Devil's Dictionary" (1911). Who authored this book of cynical satirical definitions?
Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
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