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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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.]
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he read more
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward.
You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.
You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; read more
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all chastisement is a kind of medicine.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.