A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second; that second for a third; and so on, till… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The besetting sin of able men is impatience of contradiction and of criticism. Even those who do their best to resist the… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
That's where all of us are standing now, he thought. On the fat kindling of past sins. — Walter M. Miller, Jr Copy Share Image
Great sins are great possessions; but levities and vanities possess us too; and men had rather part with Christ than with any… — John Donne Copy Share Image
The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“Why had he committed this terrible sin? Everything in the world was insignificant compared to what he had lost. Everything in the… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
You should be real witnesses of a world of doing and acting differently. But in life it is difficult for everything to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I am not the only one that condemns the idle; for once when I was going to give our minister a pretty… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
I'm a king without a crown, a scream without a sound, a master of disaster, and the sin to all religion... Always… — Jamie Timbre Copy Share Image
“His voice wavered and he looked down abruptly, at last making some vain effort to hide the shameful tears that tracked down… — Sonny Hassell Copy Share Image
They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but I say it ain't. I'd rather laugh… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
All prejudices may be traced back to the intestines. A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Ghost. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Non-co-operation means refusal both to help the sinner in his sin and not to accept any help or gift from him till… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Get-rich-quick thinking leads to three basic errors: (1) Getting involved with things you cannot understand; (2) Risking funds you cannot afford to… — Larry Burkett Copy Share Image
If we knew exactly what animal life was like before the fall into sin and knew what nature was like before the… — Walter Lang Copy Share Image
One of the greatest sins in any story is false suspense. The kind of 'suspense' that disintegrates the moment you give your… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
And speaking of sex, the Immaculate Conception does not mean Jesus was conceived in the absence of sex. It means Mary was… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
"Love covers a multitude of sins," (I Pet. 4:8). That is, for love towards one's neighbor, God forgives the sins of the… — Theophan the Recluse Copy Share Image
“Greed, one of the badliest capital sins, is not good, is not good for knolege, love, money. Greed "the capital sin" is… — S.M Camacho Copy Share Image
Remember, you may choose your sin, but you cannot chose the consequences. — Jenny Sanford Copy Share Image