“The sin forgiven by Christ in Heaven
By man is cursed alway.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) American magazine writer, editor, and publisher
Unseen Spirits.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)
“A sin that's hidden is half forgiven.”
— Giovanni Boccaccio, book The Decameron
Peccato celato e mezzo perdonato. <br class="br">First Day, Introduction <br class="br"> J. M. Rigg's translation http://decameron.obdurodon.org/engdecameronviewreading.html: Sin that is hidden is half forgiven. <br class="br">The Decameron (c. 1350)
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