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Full Idea
The thing to do is to sin first and sacrifice afterwards from the proceeds.
Gist of Idea
Sin first, then sacrifice to the gods from the proceeds
Source
Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 365e)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Republic', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1993], p.54
A Reaction
A bit like Graham Greene's Catholicism. One Greek view of the gods seems to be that they are quite myopic and naïve.