Sin Quotes

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Golden Verses So-called because they are "good as gold." They are by some attributed to Epicarmos, and by others to Empedocles, but always go under… — Pythagoras
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole… — Saint Francis de Sales
In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh. — Thomas Aquinas
The Bible tells us that the sins of the fathers are passed to succeeding generations. The virtues of the fathers can be passed along, too. — Norman Vincent Peale
One is punished by the very things by which he sins. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Obama's response when asked to define sin: "Being out of alignment with my values." — Barack Obama
[W]e declare it is a grievous sin before God to adopt restrictive measures in disobedience to God's divine command from the beginning of time to… — Harold B. Lee
Being seventy is not a sin. It's not a joy, either. — Golda Meir
. . . you [film critics] always overstress the value of images. You judge films in the first place by their visual impact instead of… — Orson Welles
She needed Cholly's sins desperately. The lower he sank, the wilder and more irresponsible he became, the more splendid she and her task became. In… — Jim Morrison
'Liar' is just as ugly a word as 'thief,' because it implies the presence of just as ugly a sin in one case as in… — Theodore Roosevelt
Sin keeps a man from prayer, and prayer keeps a man from sin. — Brigham Young
When you get up in the morning, before you suffer yourselves to eat one mouthful of food, call your wife and children together, bow down… — Brigham Young
It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by men, yet men… — Brigham Young
With smoking axle hot with speed, with steeds of fire and steam, Wide-waked To-day leaves Yesterday behind him like a dream. Still, from the hurrying… — John Greenleaf Whittier
All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of… — Saint Basil
He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who… — Saint Basil
We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention… — Saint Basil
No sin is committed merely because a thought enters the mind, provided it is not made welcome. Perhaps we may use the figure that the… — Norman Vincent Peale
Thine to work as well as pray, Clearing thorny wrongs away; Plucking up the weeds of sin, Letting heaven's warm sunshine in. — John Greenleaf Whittier

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