Benevolence Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“There is not much mental distance between a feeling of having been screwed and the ethic of total retaliation, or at least the kind…

— Hunter S. Thompson

Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are…

— Anthony Trollope

“In it's purest form, an act of retribution provides symmetry. The rendering payment of crimes against the innocent. But a danger on retaliation lies…

— Emily Thorne

We are fully justified in valuing the life and person of an intended victim more highly than the life of a pernicious assailant. The…

— Jeff Cooper

“Severe punishment unquestionably has an immediate effect in reducing a tendency to act in a given way. This result is no doubt responsible for…

— B.F. Skinner

Plan of execution, I'm demandin' retribution. First trip to prison, a lesson, second was just a nuisance.

— TI

Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.

— Eric Hoffer

There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy.

— Joe Slovo

The offender needs pity, not wrath; those who must needs be corrected, should be treated with tact and gentleness; and one must be always…

— Marcus Aurelius

It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay.

— Tacitus

“To admonish is better than to reproach for admonition is mild and friendly, but reproach is harsh and insulting; and admonition corrects those who…

— Epictetus