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This means that it is hard to forget sins. An old sin will be around for a long time- it will cast a long shadow. It refers to how the sinner himself or herself is affected. The shadow is not only cast across a great distance in space (you can't run away from them), but through a great length of time as well (you can't outlast them.) It suggests that you must deal with sins or they just get bigger--and cast a longer shadow--as time passes. In other words, your sins will haunt you. Your past can destroy your future if you let it. According to wordreference forums, on whom I have drawn heavily for this information, in two novels by George Limnelius, alias Col. Lewis Robinson, a British mystery writer, this proverb is used as follow:
1. "The General Goes too far" (1936) : "...expiate that old sin, and old sins cast long shadows".
2. "The Medbury Fort Murder" (1929): as a title of a chapter "Old Sins Have Long Shadows".
Is there a Greek equivalent?
1. "The General Goes too far" (1936) : "...expiate that old sin, and old sins cast long shadows".
2. "The Medbury Fort Murder" (1929): as a title of a chapter "Old Sins Have Long Shadows".
Is there a Greek equivalent?
