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)

    “But, when to Sin our byast Nature leans,
    The careful Devil is still at hand with means;
    And providently Pimps for ill desires:
    The Good Old Cause, reviv’d, a Plot requires,
    Plots, true or false, are necessary things,
    To raise up Common-wealths and ruine Kings.”
    —John Dryden (1631–1700)