Punish

Famous quotes containing the word punish:

“The god loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)

“I envy no man’s nightingale or spring;
Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme,
Who plainly say, My God, My King.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)

“We do not wish to injure you.... But if you again plunge your knives into the breasts of our people, I shall send a force which will severely punish you for your cruelties.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)