Horace Mann

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.

American Educator

George Muller

The Lord never lays more on us, in the way of chastisement, than our state of heart makes needful; so that whilst He smites with the one hand, He supports with the other.

English Clergyman

Fanny Kemble

I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.

English Actress

Samuel Smiles

Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

Scottish Author

Ernest Dimnet

Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.

French Clergyman

Emily Dickinson

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

American Poet

Chastisement often implies disapproval and is not a positive interaction.

Negative Connotation

The severity of chastisement can vary from mild disapproval to severe punishment.

Severity Varies

Chastisement is often used in contexts where authority figures correct or discipline.

Authoritative Context

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Chastisement

Negative Connotation

Severity Varies

Authoritative Context

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