Unpardonable Sin

Famous quotes containing the words unpardonable sin, unpardonable and/or sin:

    “The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.”
    —Emma Goldman (1869–1940)

    “The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)

    “Through tattered clothes great vices do appear;
    Robes and furred gowns hide all. Place sin with gold,
    And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks:
    Arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw does pierce it.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)