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VoltaireIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Fyodor DostoyevskyYou were destined for me. Perhaps as a punishment.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecI am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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Theodoros KolokotronisFire and Axe to those who submit!

—  Theodoros Kolokotronis, 1770-1843, Hero of the Greek Revolution

     (during a crucial phase of the Greek Revolution, when Ibrahim Pasha invaded the Morea)

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Albert CamusDo not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Duc de LevisRepress, you will have less to punish.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Mignon McLaughlinThe fault no child ever loses is the one he was most punished for.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Emile M. CioranOld age, after all, is merely the punishment for having lived.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergIt is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it hits the chair it has bumped into.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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Jorge Luis BorgesHeaven and hell seem out of proportion to me: the actions of men do not deserve so much.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

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Elbert HubbardIf you err it is not for me to punish you. We are punished by our sins not for them.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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OvidA ruler should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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Sun TzuToo frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Kin HubbardMen are not punished for their sins, but by them.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

Odysseas ElytisI wanted the minimum and they punished me with the maximum.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

BouddhaYou will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Barbara WaltersChildren are God's way of punishing us for having sex.

—  Barbara Walters, 1929-2022, American TV journalist

Joseph De MaistreThe executioner is the cornerstone of society.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Philip RothIt’s amazing how much punishment we can take.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Alphonse de LamartinWhat crime have we committed to deserve to be born?

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

Marguerite YourcenarLove is punishment. They punish us for not being able to be alone.

—  Marguerite Yourcenar, 1903-1987, French writer

Agatha ChristieEvil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Bertrand RussellThere is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ's moral character, and that is that He believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Bible Quotes

Epistles of PaulThose unwilling to work will not get to eat.

—  Epistles of Paul ‐ 2 Thessalonians 3:10

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Funny Quotes

Gore VidalI'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Ancient Greek

MenanderDon't punish anyone without investigating.

Ανεξέταστον μη κόλαζε μηδένα.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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HerodotusFor great wrongdoing there are great punishments from the gods.

Των μεγάλων αδικημάτων μεγάλαι εισί και αι τιμωρίαι παρά των θεών.

—  Herodotus, 480-420 BC, Ancient Greek historian, the “ father of History”

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Ancient Greek proverbZeus punishes those who are too uppity.

Ζευς κολαστής των άγαν υπερφρόνων.

—  Ancient Greek proverb ‐ Children of Hercules

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EuripidesCruel maybe your suffering, yet unholy were your deeds.

Σχέτλια μεν έπαθες, ανόσια δ’ ειργάσω.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Electra

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