Amos Bronson Alcott Quotes

Be sure thy sin will find thee out.

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.

He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil.

Sins, like chickens, come home to roost.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Every one shall die for his own iniquity.

Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg, never quits his track.

Oh people, know that you have committed great sins. If you ask me what proof I have for these words, I say it is because I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you!

If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.

For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

The payment for sins can be delayed. But they can't be avoided.

As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.

You know the Scripture says "be not deceived for God is not mocked; whatsoever a man sow that shall he also reap." And one day, I don't know how they're going to get it, but they're going to get some of it back. They are scared to death and are more afraid now than we are.

... No one "gets away" with evil. Judgment always comes, only the timing is uncertain.

History has a Nemesis for every sin.

We may all deserve hell, but some of us deserve it sooner than others.

He that doth what he should not, shall feel what he would not.

I am the punishment of God. If you have not committed sins then God wouldn't have sent me.

He who wrongs the innocent must bear the fruit of his act, like dust flung against the wind.

Some things come with their own punishments.

Somebody has been a complete ratbag all their life and they've gotten away with it, and they die happy and rich, we so much want to believe that they're going off to the halls of judgment, that their heart will be weighed against the feather of truth, that it will be heavy with sin and it will be eaten by a crocodile. It's almost essential to our well-being to have a fallback position like that. It may appear as if you've gotten away with it, but you'll pay for it later.