Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why read more

Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.

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

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

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee
to enter into life maimed, read more

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee
to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell,
into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

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

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

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

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

Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more

Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.