Samuel Johnson Quotes about Revenge
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson, Richard Bathurst, Joseph Warton (1793). “The Adventurer”, p.126
'The Rambler' no. 87 (15 January 1751)
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Samuel Johnson, John Walker (1827). “A Dictionary of the English Language”, p.617
Samuel Johnson (2010). “Journey to the Hebrides: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides”, p.104, Canongate Books