~ We kept cautioning each other along the perilous journey. (Alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution/ a warning against danger or evil; {Dictionary.com}
~ A red alert was issued in the Mediterranean and all soldiers went to battle stations and remained on full alert.( if soldiers are on full alert, they know that a situation is dangerous and are prepared to act immediately if necessary) antonym: take one's eye off the ball= fail to keep one's attention focused on the ball or on the matter at hand
-He should’ve denounced me then. (To condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt. …show more content…
{The Earl of Chesterfield’s Letters to his illegitimate son}
~ Thus seduced by fashion, and blindly adopting nominal pleasures, I lost real ones; and my fortune impaired, and my constitution shattered, are, I must confess, the just punishment of my errors. {The Earl of Chesterfield’s Letters to his illegitimate son}
{Proverbs/ quotes}
Blood will have blood
Where vice is, vengeance follows
The remedy for injuries is not to remember them
Living well is the best revenge
Revenge never repairs an injury
To take revenge is often to sacrifice oneself
Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face
Revenge is sweet
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth (retributive justice)
Turn the other cheek
Revenge is a dish that is best eaten cold
Fear follows crime and is its punishment. (Voltaire)
Punishment is justice for the unjust. (Saint