The worst prison is not of stone. It is
The worst prison is not of stone. It is of a throbbing heart, outraged by an infamous life.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature,
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
