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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.]

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Every sin is the result of a collaboration.

Every sin is the result of a collaboration.

by Stephen Crane Found in: Evil Quotes, Sin Quotes,
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If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it read more

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be!

by Cesare Pavese Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
Earth felt read more

Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
That all was lost.

by John Milton Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Sin Quotes,
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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.

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The wages of sin are sables.

The wages of sin are sables.

by Anon. Found in: Sin Quotes,
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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?

by Alexander Pope Found in: Sin Quotes,
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But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

by Andre Gide Found in: Sin Quotes,
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