16 posted on 12/22/2019 9:24:01 PM PST by doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
Essentially what it means is that if you want to get revenge, don't do it in such a way that you end up getting screwed yourself.
Poe was an interesting character, but his writing was fairly cumbersome. He ought to have simply said, "Shit happens, man ... don't let it happen to you."
31 posted on 12/22/2019 11:40:55 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")