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When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
'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.
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.
