#punishment

There is a certain right by which we many deprive a man of life, but none by which we may deprive him of death; this is mere cruelty. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#death #life #right-to-die #suicide #death

Two times two is four is no longer life, gentlemen, but the beginning of death. ↗

— Dostoevsky

#death

And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment. ↗

— Herman Melville

#punishment #repentance #faith

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged. ↗

— Joe Abercrombie

#forgiveness

Life [had] replaced logic. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#life-of-meaning #raskolnikov #resurrection #life

Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it and what you call it. Is there a check in men, deep in them, that stops or punishes? There doesn't seem to be. The only punishment is for failure. In effect no crime is committed unless a criminal is caught. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#failure #john-steinbeck #morality #punishment #strength

Sometimes the crime follows the punishment, which only serves to prove the foresight of the Great God." "That's what my grandmother used to say," said Brutha automatically. "Indeed? I would like to know more about this formidable lady." "She used to give me a thrashing every morning because I would certainly do something to deserve it during the day," said Brutha. "A most complete understanding of the nature of mankind, ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#punishment #religion #nature

Sometimes love can be both the punishment and the crime. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#in-love #love #punishment #relationships #experience

The punishment for rape should be castration. ↗

— Amit Abraham

#punishment #rape #rape

Punishment can do a lot for criminals, and send a message to the rest of society. ↗

— Bill Bennett

#lot #message #punishment #rest #send