Hatred is blind. Whoever pours vengeance may drink a bitter cup.

Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 35

What it means

Franz warns the Count that revenge can poison the avenger. The whole novel bears him out. Think twice before you pour.

The source

"Hatred is blind. Whoever pours vengeance may drink a bitter cup." Alexandre Dumas said it in The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 35. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

"La haine est aveugle, la colère étourdie, et celui qui se verse la vengeance risque de boire un breuvage amer."

Original French, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 35. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). French novelist of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–46), the story of a sailor wrongly imprisoned who escapes and returns.

Questions

What does "Hatred is blind. Whoever pours vengeance may drink a bitter cup." mean?: Franz warns the Count that revenge can poison the avenger. The whole novel bears him out. Think twice before you pour.
Who said "Hatred is blind. Whoever pours vengeance may drink a bitter cup."?: Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). Source: The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 35.
What is the original French?: La haine est aveugle, la colère étourdie, et celui qui se verse la vengeance risque de boire un breuvage amer. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Hatred is blind. Whoever pours vengeance may drink a bitter cup." (Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 35, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/hatred-is-blind-whoever-pours-vengeance-may-drink