Bears Quote by Ovid
![“Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. [Lat., Aequo animo poenam, qui meruere, ferant.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/215/ovid-276_bears_let-those-who-have-deserved-their-punish_844785.jpg)
“Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. [Lat., Aequo animo poenam, qui meruere, ferant.]”
About This Quote
Punishment should be endured patiently by those who deserve it.
In simple terms: Deserved punishment bears patience.
Key Takeaway
Accept consequences calmly.
Themes
justice
patience
retribution
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
philosophical
ethical
When to use this quote
- legal sentencing
- personal accountability
- social norms
- historical law
Key Concepts
Moral philosophy
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- Is patient endurance always just?
- When should mercy intervene?
A Different Perspective
Blind patience may ignore rehabilitation.
![“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to know...Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly [with your God]. This is enough.” quote by John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eda/john-adams-529_enough_the-longer-i-live-the-more-i-read-the-mo_441260.jpg)
![“A mind conscious of right laughs at the falsehoods of rumour. [Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/95c/ovid-276_conscious_a-mind-conscious-of-right-laughs-at-the_12185.jpg)
![“The rationale which accompanies that imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes' bears a certain resemblance to the formulas of nations at war, where any heinousness is justified on the grounds that the enemy is either an inferior [part of the] species or…” quote by Kate Millett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/895/kate-millett-7301_accompany_the-rationale-which-accompanies-that-imp_8896.jpg)
