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Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; read more
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all chastisement is a kind of medicine.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
'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.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
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.
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can
bear.
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can
bear.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
