All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
“Those who know say that the most painful punishment that can be inflicted upon an adult male, short of injuring him, is… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
“retribution noun ret·ri·bu·tion \ˌre-trə-ˈbyü-shən\ Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. ” — Sloane Kennedy Copy Share Image
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece of gratuitous… — Marquis de Sade Copy Share Image
Even when a person suffers pain in consequence of a thorn having entered into his hand, although it is at once drawn… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The Deluge: A punishment inflicted on the human race by an all-knowing God, who, through not having foreseen the wickedness of men,… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
