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

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Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for read more

Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.

by Ovid Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

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He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, read more

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, is a devil.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Sin Quotes,
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If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he
would soon be out of thunderbolts.
[Lat., read more

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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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.

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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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Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.

Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Sin Quotes,
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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

by W. H. Auden Found in: Sin Quotes,
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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.

by Anne Baxter Found in: Sin Quotes,
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