The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
Nothing could be truer. For a prohibition always increases an illicit desire so long as the love of and joy in holiness is too weak to conquer the inclination to sin. So without the aid of divine grace it is impossible for man to love and delight in sanctity.
