Sin Quotes

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Great sins are great possessions; but levities and vanities possess us too; and men had rather part with Christ than with any possession. — John Donne
Our sainted aunts prate of living for others while our rich uncles call us mollycoddles for not fighting for what we want. Murder is a… — Nicholas Samstag
To blaspheme the earth is now the most dreadful sin, and to rate the heart of the unknowable higher than the meaning of the earth! — Friedrich Nietzsche
Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works. — Charles Spurgeon
To create a public scandal is what's wicked; to sin in private is not a sin. — Moliere
Thanks be to God, Who gives us sufferingas sacred remedy for all our sins,that best and purest essence which preparesthe strong in spirit for divine… — Charles Baudelaire
Men have always been a prey to distractions, which arethe original sins of the mind; but never before today has an attempt been made to… — Aldous Huxley
All errors are just ordinary, what extraordinary sin can you commit? All the sins have been committed already. You cannot find a new sin -… — Rajneesh
Will you have the stamina and inspiration necessary to dream up bigger, better, more original sins and wilder, wetter, more interesting problems? Do you realize… — Rob Brezsny
What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their… — Robert H. Schuller
Classical theology defines sin as 'rebellion against God.' The answer is not incorrect as much as it is shallow and insulting to the human being.… — Robert H. Schuller
The core of original sin, then is LOT - Lack of Trust. Or, it could be considered an innate inability to adequately value ourselves. Label… — Robert H. Schuller
Any analysis of 'sin' or 'evil' or 'demonic influence' or 'negative thinking' or 'systemic evil' or 'antisocial behavior' that fails to see the lack of… — Robert H. Schuller
... the core of sin is a lack of self-esteem. ... Sin is psychological self-abuse. ... the most serious sin is one that causes me… — Robert H. Schuller
But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or… — Georg Brandes
You know, Sage, Jesus didn't tell us to forgive everyone. He said turn the other cheek, but only if you the one who was hit.… — Jodi Picoult
Despite the vision and farseeing wisdom of our wartime heads of state, the physicists have felt the peculiarly intimate responsibility for suggesting, for supporting, and… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
Somehow the notion has been loosed that nature is hostile to man or that her ways are offensive or slovenly, so that every step of… — Richard M. Weaver
If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards… — Rod Dreher
Be aware of anxiety. Next to sin, thee is nothing that so troubles the mind, stains the heart, distresses the soul, and confuses the judgment. — William Bernard Ullathorne

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