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Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is forbidden because it’s hurtful.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…
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A quotation from Moliere:
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Some joys, it’s true, are wrong in Heaven’s eyes;
Yet Heaven is not averse to compromise.[Le ciel défend, de vrai, certains contentements;
Mais on trouve avec lui des accommodements.]
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