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Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
guilt; and also that some men do not read more
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for
which others are not even indicted.
[Lat., Cavendum est ne major poena quam culpa sit; et ne iisdem
de causis alii plectantur, alii ne appellentur quidem.]
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars
It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a read more
It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a longer and better.
If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he read more
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.
Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is read more
Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is the hope of reward.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.