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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.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
A sin confessed is half forgiven.
A sin confessed is half forgiven.
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!
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
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.
There is no sin except stupidity.
There is no sin except stupidity.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.