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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Frieth in his own grease.
Frieth in his own grease.
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he read more
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he man.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee
to enter into life maimed, read more
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee
to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell,
into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast into the sea, read more
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of
these little ones.