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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.]
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do
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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.]
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.]
I couldn't live in peace if I put the shadow of a wilful sin
between myself and God.
I couldn't live in peace if I put the shadow of a wilful sin
between myself and God.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.
Man-like it is to fall into sin; fiendlike it is to dwell therein.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
