By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity. Thomas Kempis
By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.PurityQuotations by Thomas Kempis
Month: November 2008
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality. Guillaume Apollinaire
To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality.PurityQuotations by Guillaume Apollinaire
What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action. Wendell Phillips
What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.PuritansQuotations by Wendell Phillips
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. H. L. Mencken
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.PuritansQuotations by H. L. Mencken
The puritan through life’s sweet garden goes to pluck the thorn and cast away the rose. Kenneth Hare
The puritan through life’s sweet garden goes to pluck the thorn and cast away the rose.PuritansQuotations by Kenneth Hare
A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things. Gilbert K. Chesterton
A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.PuritansQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket. John Dennis
A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.PunsQuotations by John Dennis
The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless. Voltaire
The punishment of criminals should serve a purpose. When a man is hanged he is useless.PunishmentQuotations by Voltaire
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults. Gore Vidal
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.PunishmentQuotations by Gore Vidal
Next to the prosperity of a good person, I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal. Source Unknown
Next to the prosperity of a good person, I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal.PunishmentQuotations by Source Unknown
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.PunishmentQuotations by Harriet Beecher Stowe
And where the offence is, let the great axe fall. William Shakespeare
And where the offence is, let the great axe fall.PunishmentQuotations by William Shakespeare
Every guilty person is his own hangman. Seneca
Every guilty person is his own hangman.PunishmentQuotations by Seneca
The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin. Seneca
The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.PunishmentQuotations by Seneca
Many without punishment, none without sin. John Ray
Many without punishment, none without sin.PunishmentQuotations by John Ray
If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong. South African Proverb
If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong.PunishmentQuotations by South African Proverb
When God punishes a land, he deprives it leaders of wisdom. Italian Proverb
When God punishes a land, he deprives it leaders of wisdom.PunishmentQuotations by Italian Proverb
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Friedrich Nietzsche
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!PunishmentQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
No one provokes me with impunity. Mary Queen Of Scots
No one provokes me with impunity.PunishmentQuotations by Mary Queen Of Scots
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free. Horace
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.PunishmentQuotations by Horace
One should not lift the rod against our enemies upon the private information of another. Hitopadesa
One should not lift the rod against our enemies upon the private information of another.PunishmentQuotations by Hitopadesa
Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen. Edward F. Halifax
Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.PunishmentQuotations by Edward F. Halifax
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating. Michel Foucault
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.PunishmentQuotations by Michel Foucault
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to Heaven. Henry Fielding
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to Heaven.PunishmentQuotations by Henry Fielding
Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves? Diogenes of Sinope
Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?PunishmentQuotations by Diogenes of Sinope
It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace. Pierre Corneille
It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.PunishmentQuotations by Pierre Corneille
Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense. Marcus T. Cicero
Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.PunishmentQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
Hold you there, neither a strange hand nor my own, neither heavy nor light shall touch my bum. Miguel De Cervantes
Hold you there, neither a strange hand nor my own, neither heavy nor light shall touch my bum.PunishmentQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
Then spare the rod and spoil the child. Samuel Butler
Then spare the rod and spoil the child.Quotations by Samuel Butler
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty. John Bunyan
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.PunishmentQuotations by John Bunyan
Prisons don’t rehabilitate, they don’t punish, they don’t protect, so what the hell do they do? Jerry Brown
Prisons don’t rehabilitate, they don’t punish, they don’t protect, so what the hell do they do?PunishmentQuotations by Jerry Brown
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. William Blake
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.PunishmentQuotations by William Blake
Punishment is justice for the unjust. St. Augustine
Punishment is justice for the unjust.PunishmentQuotations by St. Augustine
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.PunctualityQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. Evelyn Waugh
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.PunctualityQuotations by Evelyn Waugh
If you’re there before it’s over, you’re on time. James J. Walker
If you’re there before it’s over, you’re on time.PunctualityQuotations by James J. Walker
I am a believer in punctuality though is makes me very lonely. E. V. Verrall
I am a believer in punctuality though is makes me very lonely.PunctualityQuotations by E. V. Verrall
Better never than late. George Bernard Shaw
Better never than late.PunctualityQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. William Shakespeare
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.PunctualityQuotations by William Shakespeare
The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings. French Proverb
The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.PunctualityQuotations by French Proverb