punishment - quotes

(Frank McKinney) "Kin" Hubbard, 1868-1930

was an American cartoonist, humorist and journalist

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Oscar (Fingall O'Flahertie Wills) Wilde, 1854-1900

was an Irish dramatist, novelist, and poet

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

( “An Ideal Husband”, 1895 )