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Punishment Quotes by Albert Einstein
- It's not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter how it all…
- If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work;…
- Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
- My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the…
- I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should…
- There is nothing divine about morality; it is a purely human affair. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward,…
- It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some…
- A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be…
- If people are good because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
- If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
More Punishment Quotes
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of his black robes, faces… — Rick Riordan
- All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation. — Conrad Black
- It's not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter… — Albert Einstein
- It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr. — Saint Augustine
- The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading… — Paul Auster
- In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was not abolished… — Carl Sagan