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Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard.
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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.]
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
