Original Punishment

Famous quotes containing the words original and/or punishment:

““Mother” has always been a generic term synonymous with love, devotion, and sacrifice. There’s always been something mystical and reverent about them. They’re the Walter Cronkites of the human race . . . infallible, virtuous, without flaws and conceived without original sin, with no room for ambivalence.”
—Erma Bombeck (20th century)

“Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)