The Use Of Torture Is Contrary To

Experience Shows That The Frequent Use Of Severe Punishment Has Never Rendered A People Better. The Death Of A Criminal Is A Less Effective Means Of Restraining Crimes Than The Permanent Example Of A Man Deprived Of His Liberty During The Whole Of His Life To Make Amends For The Injury He Has Done To The Public.

Praise Is The Only Gift For Which People Are Really Grateful. Marguerite, Countess Of Blessington I Praise Loudly; I Blame Softly.

I Praise Loudly And I Blame Softly.

The Trouble Is That My Heart Is Loath To Be Without Love Even For A Single Hour. ... If You Want To Keep Me Forever, Then Show As Much Friendship As Love, And More Than Anything Else, Love Me And Tell Me The Truth.

To Tempt, And To Be Tempted, Are Things Very Nearly Allied, And, In Spite Of The Finest Maxims Of Morality Impressed Upon The Mind, Whenever Feeling Has Anything To Do In The Matter, No Sooner Is It Excited Than We Have Already Gone Vastly Farther Than We Are Aware Of, And I Have Yet To Learn How It Is Possible To Prevent Its Being Excited.