But as long as sins do not menace health or prosperity or comfort, we easily and glibly condone them.

The trivial lapse has been handsomely condoned by his predecessor, Mr. McKenna.

Neglect, disobedience, or failure will positively not be condoned, but will be punished as I see fit, even to the death penalty.

In the case of the social passions excess is more readily condoned, in the case of the unsocial and selfish ones, defect; hence we judge the over-sensitive more leniently than the over-vengeful.