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Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the
criminal.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the
criminal.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men
'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.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast into the sea, read more
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of
these little ones.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
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.
