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I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
so shall it be done read more
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
so shall it be done to him;
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
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.
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
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
