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    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.

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I stew all night in my own grease.

I stew all night in my own grease.

by Nathaniel Cotton Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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To kiss the rod.

To kiss the rod.

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If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.

If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.

by John Locke Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

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Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked
man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its read more

Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked
man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on
the bad.

by Euripides Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

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Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
- Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck,

Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
- Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck,

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Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more

Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.

by William S. Gilbert Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

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