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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.
Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.
Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.
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
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can
bear.
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can
bear.
The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.
The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why read more
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.
Send them into everlasting Coventry.
Send them into everlasting Coventry.
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.]
