Sin Quotes
4044 quotes by 1860 authors
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In the beginning, sin is like a thread of a spider's web. But in the end, it becomes like the cable of a ship.
— Rabbi Akiva
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As long as a man does not sin, he is feared. As soon as he sins, he himself is in fear.
— Rabbi Ishmael
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Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification.
— Joseph Campbell
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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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The main thing between you and God is not so much your sins; it's your damnable good works.
— John Gerstner
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Those who understand the cross increasingly see their sin as God does, and therefore begin to feelabout sin as does God. We begin to mourn…
— William F. Farley
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Pilate sentenced him due to fear, in accordance with the petition and intention of others. These people sentence him for their own advantage and without…
— Bridget of Sweden
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Stephen prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he said of those very men…
— Ambrose
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At the time of your examination(of sins) beware of the devil that ties your tongue.
— Josemaria Escriva
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'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't doubt it, and today more…
— Josemaria Escriva
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Just because something happens to be legal does not make it moral, ethical or right. Abortion is perhaps one of the most dramatic examples of…
— Al Barry
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The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh of Christ which…
— Ambrose
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The present custom of orthodox Christendom, in packing their sins upon the back of a God, is just the same substantially as that of various…
— Kersey Graves
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There were so many stories about Bing's daughter living in sin. We weren't hurting anyone. We were living in love. I couldn't understand why people…
— Mary Crosby
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A person who sins neither in thought nor deed, and is fair and just, gains enormous courage and strength. As a leader, you need courage…
— Konosuke Matsushita
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Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere and repentant heart,…
— Pope Francis
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Uncleanness is so much the attribute of officials that one could almost regard them as enormous parasites...In the same way the fathers in Kafka's strange…
— Walter Benjamin
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The rewards of integrity are immeasurable. One is the indescribable inner peace and serenity that come from knowing we are doing what is right; another…
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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You cannot make gross sins look clear: To revenge is no valour, but to bear.
— William Shakespeare
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Revenge is a common passion; it is the sin of the uninstructed. The savage deems it noble;but the religion of Christ, which is the sublime…
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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