Truth
Vengeance is just: Justly we rid the earth of human fiends Who carry hell for pattern in their souls. But in high vengeance there is noble scorn: It tortures not the torturer, nor gives Iniquitous payment for iniquity. The great avenging angel does not crawl To kill the serpent with a mimic fang; He stands erect, with sword of keenest edge That slays like lightning. GEORGE ELIOT, The Spanish Gypsy
