Injustice Quote by Naomi Novik

“Use, do not abuse; the wise man arrange things so. I flee Epictetus and Petronius alike. Neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.”

— Voltaire

“Her peculiarities must not be punished.”

— Johanna Spyri

“But his animal-bright eyes had narrowed slightly, as if he’d been half hoping she would oversleep and give him an excuse to punish her.…

— Sarah J. Maas

“And Pandora pointed out to Epimetheus that he neither had wings nor wheels & so he should therefore not expect that of her also.And…

— Nicholas Chong

“The pathetic representations of Prudentius were less effectual than the generous boldness of Telemachus, an Asiatic monk, whose death was more useful to mankind…

— Edward Gibbon

“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.”

— Robert G. Ingersoll

“Is it not true that in ancient times the worst punishment of all was not death, but banishment?”

— Jean Said Makdisi

“Be not self-willed, for thou art much too fair To be death’s conquest and make worms thine heir.”

— William Shakespeare

“apparently there was no reason now why a man should not do as he pleased, so long as he remained within the law. A…

— Will Durant

“but he had given animals knowledge which did not depend on reason, and which was much more prompt and perfect in its way, and…

— Anna Sewell

“Whether a charioteer or a charioteer's son, or whoever else I may be, that is of no consequence! Birth in a noble family depends…

— Mahabharata Karna

“Hindrances? A. Greed, Malice, Sloth, Pride, and Doubt.”

— Henry Steel Olcott