“He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.” ReasonFactsPassionNextPunishmentDiscretionWeighing Author:Claudius Claudianus
“While overeating would be seen by some as an indulgence of self, it is in fact a profound rejection of self. It is a moment of self-betrayal and self-punishment, and anything but a commitment to one's own well-being.” WellsSelfMomentsFactsWould BeCommitmentProfoundBetrayalPunishmentWell BeingRejectionIndulgenceOvereatingSelf Betrayal Book:A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever Source: A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever
“Every love that leads away from His love is in fact a punishment; only a love that leads to His love is a heartfelt and pure love.” FactsLove IsPurePunishmentHis LoveHeartfeltPure Love Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“The moral issues with which Marcus struggles would be, as he points out, unchanged whether the universe were mechanical and devoid of meaning or value or ruled by deity or Providence; whether the will were in fact free or determined; whether there were or were not a future life, or any even fugitive rewards and punishments at all.” FactsWould BeValuesUniverseMoralStruggleIssuesRewardsDeterminedPunishmentProvidenceDeitiesFugitiveFuture LifeMoral IssuesReward And Punishment Book:Classics Revisited Source: Classics Revisited