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.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

A sin confessed is half forgiven.

A sin confessed is half forgiven.

He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.

He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is read more

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

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.

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.