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Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.

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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.]

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Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

by Louis Brandeis Found in: Sin Quotes,
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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as
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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as
his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be
merciful to me a sinner.

by Bible Found in: Sin Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Sin Quotes,
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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.]

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Come, now again, thy woes impart,
Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
We cannot heal the read more

Come, now again, thy woes impart,
Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
We cannot heal the throbbing heart
Will we discern the wounds within.

by George Crabbe Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Man-like is it to fall into sin,
Fiend-like is it to dwell therein,
Christ-like is it for read more

Man-like is it to fall into sin,
Fiend-like is it to dwell therein,
Christ-like is it for sin to grieve,
God-like is it all sin to leave.

by Friedrich Von Logau Found in: 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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