81 Quotes About Spite

I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze."(Letter to Cynthia Asquith, November 1913)

Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?

...There are also those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets to the point where he can simply say, 'The sky is blue,' and people indignantly rush up trying to refute him saying, 'No, the sky is light blue,' then, whether they realize it or not, he has become an authority figure even to such adversaries.

A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.

Kirigin cleared his throat. "It's of no matter to me. I just wondered if I should have that cordial she likes waiting. Is Commander Nazalensky well? ""Pretty as a picture and brimming with spite." "She is lovely, isn't she?" said Kirigin dreamily....

One thing he says: If you could be an emotion, it would be spite.One thing I say: If you could be an animal, it would be a sloth.But I only say that out of spite.

When it comes to world news, attitude is what marks the distinction between justice and vengeance. Justice is pure, but vengeance brings more ruin.

Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

Let us not ruminate on lost cases, creating imaginary scenarios of spite and revenge. Let us honor our valuable mental time, follow a positive road instead, and dump barren and gnawing resentments and destructive anger. ("The umbrella")