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My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
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.
Man-like is it to fall into sin,
Fiend-like is it to dwell therein,
Christ-like is it for read more
Man-like is it to fall into sin,
Fiend-like is it to dwell therein,
Christ-like is it for sin to grieve,
God-like is it all sin to leave.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do
so. The very idea read more
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do
so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire.
[Lat., Cui peccare licet peccat minus. Ipsa potestas
Semina nequitiae languidiora facit.]
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
