Mark this, my son: all people fall into sin.But sinning, they are not for ever lostHapless and helpless, who can make amendsAnd has not set their face against repentance.Only a fool is governed by self-will.

May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene, Antigone (The Theban Plays) by Sophocles

May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene

Pardon, and keep silent, for what is shameful for women must be concealed among women.