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The only sin which we never forgive in each other is difference of opinion.
The greatest and supreme and the most comprehensive community is that which is composed of men and God, and that from God have descended the seeds not only to my father and grandfather, but to all beings which are generated on the earth and are produced... why should not such a man call himself a citizen of the world?
The only sin which we never forgive in each other is a difference of opinion.
A child tells in the street what its father and mother say at home.
Zohar or The Zohar, literally "Splendor or Radiance" NULL
A sin leaves a mark; repeated, it deepens the mark; when committed a third time, the mark becomes a stain.
Though “the words of the wise be as nails fastened by the masters of the assemblies,” yet sure their examples are the hammer to drive them in to take the deeper hold. A father that whipped his son for swearing, and, swore himself whist he whipped him, did more harm by his example than good by his correction.
Though "the words of the wise be as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies," yet their examples are the hammer to drive them in to take the deeper hold. A father that whipped his son for swearing, and swore himself whilst he whipped him, did more harm by his example than the good by his correction.
My child can be no more guilty or deserving of punishment for my sin than he can see with my eyes and feel with my nerves.
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It is a great sin to swear unto a sin, but greater sin to keep a sinful oath.
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