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Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.
Many a man spanks his children for the things his own father should have spanked out of him.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty read more
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
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.]
