Punished

Famous quotes containing the word punished:

“One is punished best for one’s virtues.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“In the deeper layers of the modern consciousness ... every attempt to succeed is an act of aggression, leaving one alone and guilty and defenseless among enemies: one is punished for success. This is our intolerable dilemma: that failure is a kind of death and success is evil and dangerous, is—ultimately—impossible.”
—Robert Warshow (1917–1955)

“Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)