Lewis B. Smedes Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: 1921 - December 19, 2002
Birthday: 1921
Death: December 19
The problem with revenge is that it never gets what it wants; it never evens the score. Fairness never comes. The chain reaction set off by every act of vengeance always takes its unhindered course. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain...Why do family feuds go on and on?...the reason is simple: no two people, no two families, ever weigh pain on the same scale.
topic: Forgiveness, Pain, Revenge, Chain Reactions, Parity, Family Feud, Escalators
