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| A sin concealed is half pardoned. (Meaning, when care is taken to conceal the scandal.) French, Italian. | 1 |
| A sin confessed is half forgiven. Italian. | 2 |
| A sinful heart makes a feeble hand. Scott. | 3 |
| Auld sin, new shame. | 4 |
| Commit a sin thrice and you will think it allowable. Hebrew. | 5 |
Compound for sins they’re inclined to,
By damning those they’ve no mind to. Butler. | 6 |
| Conquer one besetting sin at a time. | 7 |
| Dissembled sin is double wickedness. | 8 |
| Every man has his besetting sin. Cicero. | 9 |
| Every one thinks himself without sin because he hath not that of others. Italian. | 10 |
| Every sin carries its own punishment. | 11 |
| Few love to hear the sins they love to act. Shakespeare. | 12 |
| I am a man more sinned against than sinning. Shakespeare. | 13 |
| In the land of sinners the unjust sit in judgment. Modern Greek. | 14 |
| It is the property of an old sinner to find delight in reviewing his own villanies in others. South. | 15 |
| Keep yourself from opportunities and God will keep you from sin. Italian. | 16 |
| Nip sin in the bud. | 17 |
| Old sins breed new shame. | 18 |
| One sin another doth provoke. Shakespeare. | 19 |
| One sin opens the door for another. German. | 20 |
| Out of small sins come large. German. | 21 |
Plate sin with gold and the strong lance of justice breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw doth pierce it. Shakespeare. | 22 |
| Sin steals the horse and carries home the bridle honestly. | 23 |
| Sin brings its own punishment. | 24 |
| Sin that is hidden is half forgiven. | 25 |
| That man sins charitably who damns none but himself. | 26 |
| The good hate to sin from love of virtue, the bad hate to sin from fear of punishment. Latin. | 27 |
| The wages of sin is death. New Testament. | 28 |
| To fall into sin is human, to remain in sin devilish. German. | 29 |
| We are ever young enough to sin, never old enough to repent. | 30 |
| What is no sin is no shame. German. | 31 |
| Where one sin hath entered, legions will force their way. Rogers. | 32 |
| Who avoids small sins does not fall into great ones. German. | 33 |
| Who is not ashamed of his sins, sins double. German. | 34 |
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