Atonement-Punishment

He that spareth the rod hateth his son. (Bible)

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, he does. (Chinese proverb)

He only may chastise who loves. (Rabindranath Tagore)

Happiness comes to the good man as a reward, to the bad man as a punishment. (Chinese proverb)

You should punish your appetites rather than allow yourself to be punished by them. (Epictetus)

Remorse is impotence; it will sin again. Only repentance is strong; it can end everything. (Henry Miller)