Quotes About Retribution

The Game of Life is a game of boomerangs. Man's thoughts, deeds and words, return to him sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.

Ojo por ojo, y el mundo quedará ciego. MAHATMA GANDHI.

As soon as the injured classes have recovered their political rights, their first thought is not to abolish plunder (this would suppose them to possess enlightenment, which they cannot have), but to organize against the other classes, and to their own detriment, a system of reprisals—as if it was necessary, before the reign of justice arrives, that all should undergo a cruel retribution—some for their iniquity and some for their ignorance.

Revenge is a dish best served unexpectedly and from a distance - like a thrown trifle.

Canada's political parties spend a few years in opposition and then govern as if it's permanent payback time.

Think schoolyard rules. The bully hits someone. Even if the teacher is told, even if the teacher punishes the bully, the bully should expect someone to hit back.

The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does. So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that's something I'll gladly take. He had to take it out on somebody and I'd rather it be me than that houseful of children out there.

Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does.

her victim—of necessity she must put him away from her—he must be removed from her presence, from this world. She must destroy the evidence of her offense.

He's good and dead. He won't hurt these children again.

If there's any guy crazy enough to attack me, I'm going to show him the end of the world -- close up. I'm going to let him see the kingdom come with his own eyes. I'm going to send him straight to the southern hemisphere and let the ashes of death rain all over him and the kangaroos and the wallabies.

One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.

One must, it is true, forgive one's enemies-- but not before they have been hanged.

Adalet duygusu, Kohlhaas'? bir haydut, bir katil yapt?.

God sleepeth not, and He will visit His judgement upon you. Better were it for you to have a millstone hung about your neck and sink into the sea than to be hated and despised of all men.

How can justice be attained when, in the expiation of an old wrong, another wrong is to be committed? No reasonable creature would conceive of the idea of obliterating ink stains with ink, or spots of oil with oil. Only blood must be washed out with blood.

On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.

Karma is karma. Karma is in life. You do the wrong things, you get the wrong things out of it.

The Christian - the biblical - concept of mercy toward wrongdoers only exists in relation to justice. Showing mercy, in relation to wrongdoing, means treating someone better than they deserve.

On wrongs swift vengeance waits.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Your transgressions will be punished. Dr. DisRespect, you will rest in peace.

It is only a matter of time before you will pay for your wrong-doings. To every action there is a reaction. When it comes back to you, the depth of your tragedy will be even greater than the wrongs you perpetuated. How do I know? It is the law of nature. It applies to every human being.

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.