See they suffer death,
But in their deaths remember they are men,
Strain not the laws to read more

See they suffer death,
But in their deaths remember they are men,
Strain not the laws to make their tortures grievous.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.

My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.

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.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.

Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]

Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.