In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

It is a good point of cunning for a man to shape the answer he would have in his own words and propositions, for it makes the other party stick the less.