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The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made read more
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.
Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One
bears a cross for his crime; another a read more
Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One
bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
[Lat., Multi committunt eadem diverso crimina fato;
Ille crucem scleris pretium tulit, hic diadema.]
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
There's not a crime
But takes its proper change out still in crime
If once rung on read more
There's not a crime
But takes its proper change out still in crime
If once rung on the counter of this world.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe read more
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta
committi.]
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
