You should not ask either for pardon when wrong is done, nor for reward

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You should not ask either for pardon when wrong is done, nor for reward, when right is done! Why? Doing right is but man's duty. What other reward can there be? The joy of having done one's duty is its own reward. Doing wrong is against the duty of all human beings. So, if a wrong action has been done, one should repent and pray for the intelligence and discrimination necessary for not repeating the wrong already committed. Beyond this, it depends upon His Grace, whether He punishes and protects or pardons and corrects!