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The only people who should really sin
Are the people who can sin with a grin.
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It is common knowledge to every schoolboy and even every Bachelor of Arts,
That all sin is divided into two parts.
One kind of sin is called a sin of commission, and that is very important
And it is what you are doing when you are doing something you oughtn't...
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The moral is that it is probably better not to sin at all, but if
some kind of sin you must be pursuing,
Well, remember to do it by doing rather than by not doing.
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It is the sin of omission, the second kind of sin,
That lays eggs under your skin.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
Cole Porter
Ogden Nash
Born:
August 19, 1902
Died:
May 19, 1971
(aged 68)
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