I have always liked the phrase 'nursing a grudge' because many people are tender of their resentments as of the thing nearest their hearts.

“The Lord is more constant and far more extravagant than it seems to imply. Wher…”

“Imagine a Carthage sown with salt, and all the sowers gone, and the seeds lain …”

“I've developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever…”

“There is no justice in love, no proportion in it, and there need not be, becaus…”