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Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways
Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways
Sin is not harmful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.
Sin is not harmful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.
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.
So many laws argues so many sins.
So many laws argues so many sins.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
The sinning is the best part of repentance.
The sinning is the best part of repentance.
But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
Weep to record, and blush to give it in.
But, said as angels for the good man's sin,
Weep to record, and blush to give it in.