Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.
The German people is not marked by original sin, but by original nobility.
It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.
The thing about growing old is you have to accept it - if you don't, you'll be as miserable as sin. You've got to try and find the few good things about it.
There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.
Already old, the question Who shall die? Becomes unspoken Who is innocent?
People are still emulating the old fashioned criminal.
Every man is responsible only for his own acts. The sons do not inherit the sins of the fathers. But can we say: that was long ago, they were different?
There is no sinner like a young saint.
There's no such thing as an original sin.