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To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster: Either condemn or crown your hatred.
— Pierre Corneille • Rodogune
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The speaker presents halfhearted revenge as dangerous and demands a clear choice about hatred. Condemning it suggests rejection, while crowning it suggests letting it rule. The forceful contrast describes an unforgiving view in which hesitation offers no safe middle course.
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