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)

    “The sin of my ingratitude even now
    Was heavy on me. Thou art so far before
    That swiftest wing of recompense is slow
    To overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved,
    That the proportion both of thanks and payment
    Might have been mine! Only I have left to say,
    More is thy due than more than all can pay.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)