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I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
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I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
And petrifies the feeling!
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.
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.
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!
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the read more
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same . . .
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.]
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
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He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, is a devil.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
