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    Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.

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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.]

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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

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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.

by William Penn Found in: Reward Quotes,
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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.

by Victor Borge Found in: Reward Quotes,
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Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

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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.

by Booker T. Washington Found in: Reward Quotes,
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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.

by Kreeshna Found in: Reward Quotes,
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Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime

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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.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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