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    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.

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'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.

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And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
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And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
so shall it be done to him;
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

by Bible Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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Frieth in his own grease.

Frieth in his own grease.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

by Saint Augustine Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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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.]

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Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

by Voltaire Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

by Victor Borge Found in: Reward Quotes,
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Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime

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The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose read more

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)

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