“A sin that's hidden is half forgiven.”

— Giovanni Boccaccio , book The Decameron

Peccato celato e mezzo perdonato.
First Day, Introduction
J. M. Rigg's translation http://decameron.obdurodon.org/engdecameronviewreading.html: Sin that is hidden is half forgiven.
The Decameron (c. 1350)

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Peccato celato e mezzo perdonato.

The Decameron (c. 1350)

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