Original artwork, not a still
As You Like It ‧ 1623
Kindness, nobler ever than revenge.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Kindness and revenge are placed beside one another as possible responses, and kindness is given the higher standing. The brevity makes the judgment firm. Strength of feeling does not have to end in retaliation; choosing care can carry a dignity that answering injury with injury cannot provide.
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