“Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are reven...” — Samuel Johnson Quote

“Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.”

“Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.”

“Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.”

“In order that punishment should not be an act of violence perpetrated by one or many upon a private citizen, it is essential that it should be public, speedy, necessary, the minimum possible in the given circumstances, proportionate to the crime, and determined by the law.”

“I like to be in control of how I look and how I feel and how I act.”

“Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven.”