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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.
Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is
sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.
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Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is
sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.
[Lat., Di faciles, peccasse semel concedite tuto:
Id satis est. Peonam culpa secunda ferat.]
Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.
Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.
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.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways
Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways
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.
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.
