Quotes About Punishment

The rashness of the persecutor hath overspread the rights of the persecuted so that punishment is awarded to him that has gained the victory, the inglorious triumphs, and the man who deserved bonds has carried off the prize.

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.

Everyone has a point of view about corporal punishment.

This is your punishment, Lara," he whispered. "To burn as I do." -Hunter

The way I was brought up 'he needed killing' is an airtight alibi.

If you tell anyone about this, you little imp…you'll pay.

They did this to me. They did that to me. A woman who thinks that way will never overcome her anger. You are not being punished for your anger. You're being punished by your anger.

When you love someone, it doesn't really matter if they love you back or not. Having love in your heart for someone is its own reward. or punishment, depending on the circumstances.

The loss of speech wasn't punishment; it was the proof Zechariah had asked for, the assurance of God's power.

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided.

Beating is the worst, and therefore the last means to be us'd in the correction of children, and that only in the cases of extremity, after all gently ways have been try'd, and proved unsuccessful; which, if well observ'd, there will very seldom be any need of blows.

The Laws of Nature are just, but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable. The elements have no forbearance. The fire burns, the water drowns, the air consumes, the earth buries. And perhaps it would be well for our race if the punishment of crimes against the Laws of Man were as inevitable as the punishment of crimes against the Laws of Nature, -- were Man as unerring in his judgments as Nature.

There is no greater glory than love, nor any great punishment than jealously.

Or, like the thief of fire from heaven, Wilt thou withstand the shock? And share with him, the unforgiven, His vulture and his rock!

Each life has a cycle. One makes one's choices and bears one's punishment

Gout, I understand, has reformed a great many rogues.

Procrastination is a form of punishment

Erin wilde inmiddels dat ze niet zo aardig was geweest. Dat krijg je ervan; je werd meteen gestraft.

I'll have you know, I actually got a speeding ticket last year. 'For driving under the speed limit?

And may the crows feast on the unjust.

Sure there's a hell...

The excessive punishment of prisoners and the use of the death penalty in the United States, alone in the developed world, have continued to fall most heavily on the poor, mentally ill, and people of color. It was on this subject that I made the best speech of my life.

No animal will accept the justice of being punished for following its instincts. (90)

Was it worth saying that she was no longer going to do anything for anyone since it seemed to her that the more generous she was, the more she herself seemed to get punished?