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Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for
eye, tooth for tooth, hand read more
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd read more
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd until they can feel whether
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather.
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and
who, after weighing the facts, can read more
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and
who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with
discretion.
[Lat., Diis proximus ille est
Quem ratio non ira movet: qui factor rependens
Consilio punire potest.]
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.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
