Grudge quotes
58 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I'm grateful to be an American. I am grateful that we can be angry at the terrorist assault and at the same time be intelligent enough not to hold a grudge against every Arab and every Muslim."
"Hold no grudges and practice forgiveness. This is the key to having peace in all your relationships."
"The whisky bears a grudge against the decanter."
"In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge."
"Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you."
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"He never bore a grudge against anyone he wronged."
"I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me."
"At some point you have to forget about grudges because they only hurt."
"You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge."
"Do you know what Irish Alzheimer's is? It's when you forget everything but your grudges."
"He bore no grudge against those he had wronged."
"A wise politician will never grudge a genuflexion or a rapture if it is expected of him by prevalent opinion."
"The history of ideas is the history of the grudges of solitary men."
"When you nurse a grudge it is not good for your health."
"Nursing a grudge is bad for your heath."
"I'm not normally the kind of person who holds on to grudges, I'm really not."
"The problem with holding a grudge is that your hands are then too full to hold onto anything else."
"We shall all of us die, so why should I grudge a little trouble?"
"Note to self: Don't get on Veritas's bad side. She holds a grudge for centuries."
"IF ANYONE DESERVES TO CARRY A GRUDGE, IT’S CHRIST. BUT INSTEAD, HE CARRIED A CROSS."
