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Iclearwater Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Saint and sinner

The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
- Oscar Wilde

Hello, could anyone tell me what the quote means? Thanks!

  

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and each sinner has the chance to change, repent and ‘walk the path of virtue' in the future.

  • and each sinner has the chance to change, repent and ‘walk the path of virtue' in the future.
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Briefly (from this source: https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-phrase-every-saint-has-a-past-every-sinner-has-a-future-mean )—

Saints are usually repentant sinners...and each sinner has the chance to change, repent and ‘walk the path of virtue'

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