Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes About Sin

• But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Passion, Principles, Purpose

  Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Edgar Smith (2015). “The Scarlet Letter & A Scarlet Stigma: Romance and The Adapted Play (Illustrated Edition): A Romantic Tale of Sin and Redemption - The Magnum Opus of the Renowned American Author of “The House of the Seven Gables” and “Twice-Told Tales” along with its Dramatic Adaptation and Biography”, p.214, e-artnow

• We do ourselves wrong, and too meanly estimate the holiness above us, when we deem that any act or enjoyment good in itself, is not good to do religiously.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Holiness, Sin, Enjoyment

  Nathaniel Hawthorne (1990). “The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni”, p.214, Penguin

• Por la compasión de vuestros corazones humanos por el pecado, descubriréis todos los lugares, ya sea en la iglesia, la alcoba, la calle, el campo o el bosque, donde se ha cometido el crimen, y os regocijaréis al contemplar toda la tierra como una mancha de culpa, una poderosa mancha de sangre.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Heart, Blood, Guilt

  "Young Goodman Brown" (1835)

• 'What is the Unpardonable Sin' asked the lime-burner 'It is a sin that grew within my own breast', replied Ethan Brand 'The sin of an intellect that triumphed over the sense of brotherhood with man and reverence for God'.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Men, Brotherhood, Sin

  Nathaniel Hawthorne (1876). “The snow-image and other twice-told tales”, p.102

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