| Abel Boyer - 1702 - 404 str.
...For as the firft Wrong, it does but offend the Law j but the Revenge of that Wrong, puts the Law put of Office. Certainly in taking Revenge, a Man is but even with his Enemy j but inpaffing it over he is Supei iour , for it is only a Prince's part to pardon.*The moft tolerable... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 str.
...CERTAINLY, in REVENGING Injury, a Man is but even with his Ei Of R EVENGl. ^\ my ; but in Forgiving it, he is Superior : For it is a Prince's Part, to Pardon. And Solomon^ I am fure, faith : If is the Glory of a Man, to pafs by an Offence. That which is paft, cannot be undone... | |
| Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 str.
...it out : for as to the firft wrong, it does but offend the law j but the revenge of that wrong puts the law out of office. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in pafling it over he is fuperior, for it is only a prince's part to pardon. 1104. To confider purely... | |
| Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 str.
...He He that ftudieth revenge, keepeth his own wounds open, which otherwife would clofe of themfelves. In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in paffing it over, he is fuperior i for it is a prince's part to pardon. None more impatiently fuflfer... | |
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 str.
...leave them. Anger may glance into the breast of a 'wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools. By taking revenge , a man is but even .'with his enemy , but in passing it over , he is superior. To err is human ; to forgive , divine. A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another man ,... | |
| Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 str.
...:*---• None more impatiently suffer injuries than thofe that are IBoft forward in rfo/Vg'them. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it ovr.r, he is superior. .To err, is human; to forgive, divine. .• A more glorious viftory cannot be... | |
| David Irving - 1803 - 266 str.
...out. For as t6 trie firft wrong, it doth but 'offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong puttetb the law out of office. Certainly in taking revenge, 'a man is but even with his enemy; Init in rnlling it over he is fuperior : for it is a prince's part tu pardon. And Solomon, I am fure,... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 str.
...of fools. None more impatiently suffer injuries , than those who are most forward in doing them. By taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy > but in passing it over , he is superior. To err is human ; to forgive , divine. A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another man ,... | |
| 1806 - 688 str.
...nature run* to, the more ought law to weed it out. For, as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the...his enemy ; but in passing it over, he is superior. It is a prince's part to pardon. The most tolerable sort of revenge is for those wrongs which there... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 176 str.
...afterward. None more impatiently suffer injuries, •than those that are most forward in doing (them. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but, in passing it over, he is superior. It costs more to revenge injuries, than to bear them. To be able to bear provocation is an argument... | |
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