“It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.”
— Margaret Mead
“To be admirable, morality must be its own reward.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.”
— Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
“Punishment cannot heal spirits, can only break them.”
— Barbara Deming
“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”
— Albert Einstein
“Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.”
— Robert Baden-Powell (the founder of scouting)
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
— Tony Robbins
“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.”
-— Morgan Freeman
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”
— James Oppenheim