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Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he
would soon be out of thunderbolts.
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If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he
would soon be out of thunderbolts.
[Lat., Si quoties homines peccant sua fulmina mittat
Jupiter, exiguo tempore inermis erit.]
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall
A sin confessed is half forgiven.
A sin confessed is half forgiven.
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.]
How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?
How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
