There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but '…

Oscar Wilde
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There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but 'Smite us for our iniquities' should be the prayer of a man to a most just God. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1997). Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis, p.152, Wordsworth Editions
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