Quotes about punishment
punishment voice valleys
There was no mistaking her sincerity--it breathed in every tone of her voice. Both Marilla and Mrs. Lynde recognized its unmistakable ring. But the former understood in dismay that Anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation--was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. Where was the wholesome punishment upon which she, Marilla, had plumed herself? Anne had turned it into a species of positive pleasure. Lucy Maud Montgomery
punishment democracy capital-punishment
I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies. Lionel Jospin
punishment mind prison
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. John Locke
punishment skins london
Smiley was soaked to the skin and God as a punishment had removed all taxis from the face of London. John le Carre
punishment world power-politics
The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately. Ely Culbertson
punishment evil
He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil. Emanuel Swedenborg
punishment stories merit
The story of the Jews in the Bible is replete with incidents of their ingratitude to God for His gifts to them: incidents that just as repeatedly merit and receive punishment. Elliott Abrams
punishment execution unnecessary
Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary. Kate Mulgrew
punishment might welcome
If anyone would like to hit me, they are perfectly welcome. I must warn you, though, that I might enjoy it. So maybe it's not the right kind of punishment. Lars von Trier
punishment justice criminals
Mercy is not what every criminal is entitled to. What he is entitled to is justice. Lord Hailsham
punishment hell
That's my punishment in hell, shoveling horseshit. Malachy McCourt
punishment violence ornaments
Non -violence is infinitely superior to violence , forgiveness is more manly than punishment. Forgiveness is the ornament. Mahatma Gandhi
punishment long may
It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes. Julius Caesar
punishment grease juice
Let them stew in their own grease (or juice). Otto von Bismarck
punishment artistic-life judging
If you want to be a grocer, or a general, or a politician, or a judge, you will invariably become it; that is your punishment. If you never know what you want to be, if you live what some might call the dynamic life but what I will call the artistic life, if each day you are unsure of who you are and what you know you will never become anything, and that is your reward. Oscar Wilde
punishment vices complaining
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? John Churton Collins
punishment white snow
Obviously, people who commit crimes should be punished. Even people who steal socks and 'Snow White' videos should probably do time if they have priors, especially serious priors. But the punishment has to fit the crime, and the standard has to be the same for everyone. Matt Taibbi
punishment voice found-you
It’s seemed more like a punishment than a reward most days…” he said, his tone one of bitter resignation. Then his gaze lifted to meet mine, and his voice changed. “…at least until I found you. Meg Cabot
punishment argument source
Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad. Marilyn vos Savant
punishment history wicked
As one reads history ... one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted.
punishment self abandoned
There is no greater punishment than that of being abandoned to one's self. Pasquier Quesnel
punishment issues battle
If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point. Lillian Hellman
punishment forgiving finals
Make your way to death row and speak with the tragic victims of criminality. As they prepare to make their pathetic walk to the electric chair, their hopeless cry is that society will not forgive. Capital punishment is society's final assertion that it will not forgive. Martin Luther King, Jr.
punishment abortion birth
No punishment for women who have partial birth abortions. Mitt Romney
punishment hands justice
The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment. R. C. Sproul
punishment trials merciful
Allah is Most Merciful even when He sends us trials, for even His punishment is for our own good. Omar Suleiman
punishment crime familiar
The work of eradicating crimes is not by making punishment familiar, but formidable. Oliver Goldsmith
punishment limits retribution
There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment. Marcus Tullius Cicero
punishment equal offence
Let the punishment be equal with the offence. [Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
punishment should
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
punishment offense
Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.
punishment argument fit
My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime. Kevin Mitnick
punishment risk drug
It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going to spend a lot of time in custody. But with hacking, it's much easier to commit the crime and the risk of punishment is slim to none.