Mortal Sin Quotes
43 quotes by 31 authors
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they do not proceed…
— Teresa of Avila
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A multitude of souls fall into the depths of Hell, and it is of the faith that all who die in mortal sin are condemned…
— Anthony Mary Claret
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Meditate on the horrors of Hell, which will last for eternity because of one easily-committed mortal sin. Try hard to be among the few who…
— Benedict Joseph Labre
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St. Augustine and St. Thomas define mortal sin to be a turning away from God: that is, the turning of one's back upon God, leaving…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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We should all realize that no matter where or how a man dies, if he is in the state of mortal sin and does not…
— Francis of Assisi
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He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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Although the sinner does not believe in Hell, he shall nevertheless go there if he has the misfortune to die in mortal sin.
— Anthony Mary Claret
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I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek…
— George Sand
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This I say, because God showed me somewhat of his truth, in order that I might know what man is without him; that is, when…
— Catherine of Genoa
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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or almost any way)…
— Elmore Leonard
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Thank and glorify His Beloved Son, who, with indescribable suffering, gave His life on Calvary's cross to pay the debt of mortal sin. He it…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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Oh! Could you but see the beauty of a soul in the grace of God, you would be so much enamored of it that you…
— Mary Magdalene
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Half-instructed confessors have done my soul great harm; for I could not always have such learned ones as I would have desired. They certainly did…
— Teresa of Avila
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I once heard a spiritual man say that he was not so much astonished at the things done by a soul in mortal sin as…
— Teresa of Avila
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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not…
— Teresa of Avila
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The cumulative weight of all mortal sins--past, present, and future--pressed upon that perfect, sinless, and sensitive Soul! All our infirmities and sicknesses were somehow, too,…
— Neal A. Maxwell
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An Italian proverb says, In men every mortal sin is venial; in woman every venial sin is mortal. And a German axiom, that There are…
— George Augustus Henry Sala
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And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins.
— Thomas Keneally
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Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man
— Konrad Lorenz
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The state of grace is nothing other than purity, and it gives heaven to those who clothe themselves in it. Holiness, therefore, is simply the…
— Peter Julian Eymard
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