The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given a choice between two matters except that he chose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful. If it was sinful, he was the furthest of people from it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never took revenge for himself over anything, but if the sanctity of Allah was violated, he would take revenge for the sake of Allah.
حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة عن مالك عن ابن شهاب عن عروة
ما خير رسول الله ﷺ بين أمرين قط إلا أخذ أيسرهما ما لم يكن إثما فإن كان إثما كان أبعد الناس منه وما انتقم رسول الله ﷺ لنفسه في شيء قط إلا أن تنتهك حرمة الله فينتقم بها لله