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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.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
'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.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
- Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck,
Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
- Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck,
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he read more
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he man.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
