„The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.“
— Marcus Aurelius, buch Selbstbetrachtungen
VI, 6
Variante: The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Quelle: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
„The best revenge, like the best sex, is performed slowly, and with the eyes open.“
— Gregory David Roberts, buch Shantaram
Quelle: Shantaram
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„Democracy is the best revenge.“
— Benazir Bhutto 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan 1953 - 2007
As quoted by her son, in "Democracy is the best revenge: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari," in Times of India (30 December 2007) http://web.archive.org/20080102174719/timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Democracy_is_best_revenge_Bilawal_Bhutto_Zardari/articleshow/2662912.cms?
„Revenge is a dish best served unexpectedly and from a distance - like a thrown trifle.“
— Frances Hardinge British children's writer 1973
Quelle: Twilight Robbery
„Slowly, slowly winter day opens his arctic eye.“
— Halldór Laxness Icelandic author 1902 - 1998
Sjálfstætt fólk (Independent People) (1935), Book One, Part II: Free of Debt
„Living well is the best revenge.“
— Dorothy Parker American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist 1893 - 1967
„520. Living well is the best revenge.“
— George Herbert Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest 1593 - 1633
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
„Revenge is a dish best eaten cold.“
— Pierre Choderlos de Laclos French novelist, official and army general 1741 - 1803
La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid.
Commonly said to be from Les liaisons dangereuses, but not found there.
Misattributed
„To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.“
— Marcus Aurelius, buch Selbstbetrachtungen
Quelle: Meditations
„The mind is like an umbrella - it functions best when open.“
— Walter Gropius German architect (1883-1969) and founder of the Bauhaus School 1883 - 1969
As quoted in The Art of Looking Sideways by w:Alan Fletcher, p. 129
„Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.“
— Mario Puzo, The Godfather
Variante: Revenge is a dish which taste best when served cold.
Quelle: The Godfather
„My mother always said democracy is the best revenge.“
— Bilawal Bhutto Zardari politician in Pakistan 1988
As quoted in "Bilawal Bhutto named chairman of PPP" by Barkha Dutt, at ndtv.com (30 December 2007)
„Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.“
— Emily Giffin American writer 1972
Quelle: Heart of the Matter
— Gregory Colbert Canadian photographer 1960
Ashes and Snow : A Novel in Letters (2005) Flying Elephants Press
„The best sex takes place in the mind first“
— Jenna Jameson, buch How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
Quelle: How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
