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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.]
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.
I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
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
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,
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment