One is punished by the very things by which he sins.
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As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins.
Every painful consequence of sin is a part of the punishment meted out for sin.
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.
There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.
A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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