"To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. To live without sin is the dream of an angel. Everything terrestrial is subject to sin. Sin is a ...
Sin is a gravitation.
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"It is fathomless, since it is God. One flings into that well the labor of one's whole life, one flings in one's fortune, one flings in one's riches, o...
"So bring me this man, trembling and shivering from head to foot; let me fall into his arms or down at his knees; he will weep and we shall weep, he wi...
"More powerful than the mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.
"Proverty and wealth are comparative sins.
"Make thought a whirlwind.
"The sins of women and children, domestic servants and the weak, the poor and the ignorant, are the sins of the husbands and fathers, the masters, the ...
"Those who are ignorant should be taught all you can teach them; society is to blame for not providing free public education; and society will answer f...
"To be a saint is to be an exception; to be a true man is the rule. Err, fail, sin if you must, but be upright. To sin as little as possible is the law...
"Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.
"Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour.
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"where the telescope ends the microscope begins, and who can say which has the wider vision?
"Teach the ignorant as much as you can. Society is to blame for not giving free education: it is responsible for the darkness it creates. the soul in d...
"When the heart is dry the eye is dry.