Unpardonable Sin

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

“... the prevalent custom of educating young women only for marriage, and not for the duties and responsibilities consequent on marriage—only for appendages and dead weights to husbands—of bringing them up without an occupation, profession, or employment, and thus leaving them dependent on anyone but themselves—is an enormous evil, and an unpardonable sin.”
—Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875)

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

“Dignity’s the stain
Of mortal sin that knows humility.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)