Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

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.]

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, read more

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves.

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the read more

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

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.

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.