Punishment quotes
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"An unrestricted satisfaction of every need presents itself as the most enticing method of conducting one's life, but it means putting enjoyment before caution, and soon brings its own punishment."
"Punishment is a vital need of the human soul."
"Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force."
"I have great trouble with the people who envision AIDS as a punishment from God."
"To be the best and stay there sweat is necessary. I'm older. Of course I'm older. That's the beauty of it. Sixteen years plus different level of wisdom. Different level of understanding. Different level of punishment. i want to live loooong after my records have fallen, long after my rings have tarnished. Whatever you got to do to make sure you chase your legacy. Every second of your life. How will you be remembered? How will you be remembered? Why wouldn't you fight for the greatest achievement ever? Leave your mark to endure forever."
"In history, she wasn't there while we reenacted the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Mr. Lee tried to make me argue the Pro-Slavery side, most likely as punishment for some future liberally minded paper I was bound to write."
"Exploration was for those with a measure of peasant blood, those with big thighs and thick ankles who could take punishment as they took bread and salt, on every inch of flesh and spirit."
"By creating false environment of a war on drugs, and cruel and unusual punishment with these crimes, 50% of our U.S. population is in jail without having hurt anybody, mostly for drugs."
"Real power does not consist in the ability to inflict capital punishment upon the subjects, but in the will and the ability to protect the subjects against the world."
"I must not refrain from saying that India can gain more by waiving the right of punishment."
"Punishment is God's. He alone is the infallible Judge."
"What punishments of God are not gifts?"
"If God really wanted to punish, he'd answer all our prayers."
"It is less to suffer punishment than to deserve it. [Lat., Estque pati poenas quam meruisse minus.]"
"I am an exile; but it is the fault that pains; The punishment is nought; that it is deserved Is all the pain."
"Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. [Lat., Aequo animo poenam, qui meruere, ferant.]"
"With patience bear what pains you have deserved, Grieve, if you will, over what's unmerited."
"The sufferings and death of Jesus Christ are a substitution for the endless punishment of all who truly believe on Him."
"I feel that the longest and worst punishment should be reserved for those who slandered God by inventing Hell."
"Let the punishment match the offense."
