“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”
“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.”
“All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.”
“I think we make our own hell down hereduring our life times-the penalty for not being true;the punishment for fear;we suffer the consequences”
“Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.”
“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”