The first offence of all men should be forgiven; when they commit the second, however insignificant it might be they should be punished.
सर्वस्यैकोऽपराधस्ते क्षन्तव्यः प्राणिनो भवेत्। द्वितीये सति वध्यस्तु स्वल्पेऽप्यपकृते भवेत्॥