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Misery
Misery noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
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- The only reason God gives commandments is because he knows those courses of action inevitably lead to misery and destruction whether the law's enforcers ever catch up with you or not, and these inevitable consequences of your actions are the punishment.
Source: The Punishment Is the Crime - Long Runners Misery Builds Character: The notes reveal that this had become Dad's Catch Phrase, mentioned when he appeared on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and that his autobiography (actually written by his personal assistant) was called Still Building Character!
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