Civilization Quote by Frank Harris

“Men are punished by their sins, not for them.”

— Elbert Hubbard

“Morals are nothing but a civilized society’s attempt to tame some beast called man.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“... a preached immorality is more to be punished than an immoral action. You arrive at murder through love or through hate; you propagandize…

— Italo Svevo

“Man should strive to be a gentleman in a barbaric world, merciful in a merciless time and humane in an inhumane culture.”

— Seth D

“Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little.”

— Criss Jami

“God punishes sins, but the world I see only punishes lack of foresight and blunders.”

— Emilia Pardo Bazán

“better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure swift penalty along with it. there was purification in punishment”

— Oscar Wilde

“Human nature, gentleman. It is original sin that leads men to misfortune, every time. I am a speculator in the market, gentlemen, and that…

— Edward Rutherfurd

“The moderns say we must not punish heretics. My only doubt is whether we have the right to punish anybody else.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“Jesus was beaten, tortured, and spit on, and then he suffered a horrific death to pay for the sins of the world.”

— Irene Garcia

“Do you know that centuries will pass and mankind will proclaim with the mouth of its wisdom and science that there is no crime,…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I do not seek it or desire it. If I must, I will accept the punishment for all my sins.”

— Mario Puzo