#punished

In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often punished. ↗

— Dean Koontz

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Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#ignorance #law #lawyers #only #persons

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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Clever tyrants are never punished. ↗

— Voltaire

#never #punished #tyrants

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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No good deed goes unpunished. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished. ↗

— Willem Dafoe

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Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins. ↗

— Walter Lang

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I never want to feel like I've achieved my goal. It's like Chinese farmers. They never admit that it's a good season. They feel like they'll be punished. ↗

— Heath Ledger

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As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this. ↗

— George Mason

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