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My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
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.]
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.
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.]
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime.
