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That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own
wrong-doing.
That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own
wrong-doing.
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and
who, after weighing the facts, can read more
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and
who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with
discretion.
[Lat., Diis proximus ille est
Quem ratio non ira movet: qui factor rependens
Consilio punire potest.]
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
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.
