“The worst sin any of us can commit is not committing any sin.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Il peccato peggiore che ognuno di noi possa commettere è non commettere alcun peccato.
Source: prevale.net
“Lord Peter Wimsey: The worst sin - perhaps the only sin - passion can commit, is to be joyless.”
— Dorothy L. Sayers, book Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night (1936)
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