Sin Quotes
4044 Sin quotes by 1784 unique authors
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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…
— Unknown Author
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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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There are no infidels anywhere but on earth: there are none in heaven, and there are none in hell. Atheism is a strange thing. Even…
— Charles Spurgeon
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The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.
— Seneca the Younger
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The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.
— Seneca the Younger
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Even in our most diligent efforts to live the gospel, all of us will make mistakes, and all of us will sin. What a comforting…
— Ann M. Dibb
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Do not regard the feelings of a person who speaks to you about his neighbor disparagingly, but rather say to him: "Stop, brother! I fall…
— John Climacus
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...every day we should stand in awe of Him, as He is with us, and do what is pleasing before Him. If we are unable…
— Gregory Palamas
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Our God...is a consuming fire. And if we, by love, become transformed into Him and burn as He burns, His fire will be our everlasting…
— Thomas Merton
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Judge yourself and beware of passing judgement on others. In judging others we expend our energy to no purpose; we are often mistaken and easily…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Go beyond reason to love - it is safe. It is the only safety. Love all you can, and when you are ready all will…
— Thaddeus Golas
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This is that mystery which is rich in divine grace unto sinners: wherein by a wonderful exchange, our sins are no longer ours but Christ's;…
— Martin Luther
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Our sin reached its full horror and found its most awful expression in the cross.
— Colin S. Smith
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I think I came here as a priest... The priest is more concerned with heresy than with sin; sins can be forgiven; heresy must be…
— Samuel Bowers
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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
— Al-Shafi‘i
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As Christ was born of the Virgin's womb, so must He be spiritually formed in our hearts. As He died for sin, so must we…
— George Whitefield
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The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. Mary drew Him down from…
— Frederick William Faber
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