Were a man to live as long as Methuselah, and to spend all his days in the highest delights sin can offer, one hour of the anguish and tribulation that must follow, would far outweigh them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even a lifetime of maximum pleasure would be outweighed by a single hour of the suffering that sin produces.
- In plain terms
- One hour of pain from sin is worse than all the joy sin can give.
- What can you take from it?
- The cost of indulgence can far exceed the pleasure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does suffering always follow pleasure?
- How do you weigh joy against pain?
Another view
The claim about inevitable anguish is subjective.
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