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Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.
Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.
 Law can discover sin, but not remove,
 Save by those shadowy expiations weak.  
 Law can discover sin, but not remove,
 Save by those shadowy expiations weak. 
 Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
 [Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]  
 Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
 [Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.] 
 Come, now again, thy woes impart,
 Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
  We cannot heal the read more 
 Come, now again, thy woes impart,
 Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
  We cannot heal the throbbing heart
   Will we discern the wounds within. 
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the read more
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity
Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for read more
Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has read more
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.