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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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.
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.]
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
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Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
