Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the sc... - Sherlock Holmes

This quote is attributed to Sherlock Holmes.

"Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another."

Sherlock Holmes Justice

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