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Heraclitus says, “Not even the sun will transgress his orbit but the Erinyes, the ministers of justice, overtake him.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

If you have made a conscientious search for historical material and use it with scrupulous honesty, have no fear that you will transgress any reasonable canon of historical writing.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford

One genius will do his work well and succeed in one way, while another succeeds as well quite differently; yet neither will transgress the lines.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

For he foresees that if Israel will transgress the Law, his miseries shall become a proverb, and his neighbors, when they hear of them, shall be amazed at their magnitude.

From Josephus by Bentwich, Norman

As Solomon saith, To respect persons is not good; for such a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis