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The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose read more
The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty read more
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men
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.
