Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker.
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Original Citation
Balzac, Honoré de. La Peau de Chagrin. [The Wild Ass's Skin.] 1831.
Current Citation
Balzac, Honoré de. The Wild Ass's Skin. Penguin, 1977.