Sin Quotes

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Newspapers. . . give us the bald, sordid, disgusting facts of life. They chronicle, with degrading avidity, the sins of the second-rate, and with the… — Oscar Wilde
If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people. — William Penn
Our sins, like to our shadows, when our day was in its glory, scarce appeared; toward our evening, how great and monstrous! — John Suckling
But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns. — Jean de La Fontaine
Sluggish idleness--the nurse of sin. — Edmund Spenser
I think it must somewhere be written that the virtues of mothers shall be visited on their children, as well as the sins of their… — Charles Dickens
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire. — Unknown Author
If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts. — Unknown Author
Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment. — Unknown Author
Such is the effect of the grace of God in the heart of a pilgrim; while on one hand he sees the propensity of his… — John Bunyan
Man, wretched man, whene'er he stoops to sin, Feels, with the act, a strong remorse within. — Juvenal
When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin. — George Herbert
God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money, Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God… — William Cowper
Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand. — William Cowper
Tis no sin love's fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been. — Ben Jonson
Law can discover sin, but not remove, Save by those shadowy expiations weak. — John Milton
So many laws argues so many sins. — John Milton
In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. — Robert Herrick
In a world that has ceased to believe in sin, the artist is responsible for the preaching. — Albert Camus
The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes of acts 'sins' and others 'virtue' on grounds that have… — Bertrand Russell

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