revenge be a kind of wild justice which the more man nature run to the more  ought law to weed it out for as for the first wrong it do but offend the law  but the revenge of that wrong put the law out of office certain in take  revenge a man be but even with his enemy but in pass it over he be superior  for it be a prince part to pardon and Solomon I be sure say it be the glory of  a man to pass by a offence that which be pass be go and irrevocable and wise  man have enough to do with thing present and to come therefore they do but  trifle with themselves that labour in pass matter there be no man do a wrong  for the wrong sake but thereby to purchase himself profit or pleasure or  honour or the like therefore why shall I be angry with a man for love himself  better than I and if any man shall do wrong mere out of ill-nature why yet it  be but like the thorn or briar which prick and scratch because they can do no  other the most tolerable sort of revenge be for those wrong which there be no  law to remedy but then let a man take heed the revenge be such as there be no  law to punish else a man enemy be still before hand and it be two for one some  when they take revenge be desirous the party shall know whence it come this be  the more generous for the delight seem to be not so much in do the hurt as in  make the party repent but base and crafty coward be like the arrow that fly in  the dark a celebrated maker of duke of Florence have a desperate say against  perfidious or neglect friend as if those wrong be unpardonable you shall read  say he that we be command to forgive our enemy but you never read that we be  command to forgive our friend but yet the spirit of job be in a better tune  shall we say he take good at God hand and not be content to take evil also and  so of friend in a proportion this be certain that a man that study revenge  keep his own wound green which otherwise will heal and do well public revenge  be for the most part fortunate as that for the death of Caesar for the death  of persevering for the death of Henry the three of France and many more but in  private revenge it be not so nay rather vindictive person live the life of  witch who as they be mischievous so end they infortunate