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After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What read more
I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
The sinning is the best part of repentance.
The sinning is the best part of repentance.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, read more
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, is a devil.
It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]
It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]
