Sin Quotes

4044 Sin quotes by 1784 unique authors

If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity.… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov
Every man hath the right to doubt his task, and to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget… — Paulo Coelho
We must dress according to the dictates of fashion, make love whether we feel like it or not, kill in the name of our country,… — Paulo Coelho
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair...the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know… — Dorothy L. Sayers
No, I make no pretension to patriotism. So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I… — Frederick Douglass
Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins. — Francis of Assisi
I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them. — Ferdinand Marcos
The difference between a crime of evil and a crime of illness is the difference between a sin and a symptom. — Malcolm Gladwell
Men perish with whispering sins-nay, with silent sins, sins that never tell the conscience that they are sins, as often with crying sins; and in… — John Donne
I enjoyed the innocence of unhappiness and of helplessness; could I blame myself for a sin which attracted me, which flooded me with pleasure precisely… — Georges Bataille
Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant. — Hamza Yusuf
The cumulative weight of all mortal sins--past, present, and future--pressed upon that perfect, sinless, and sensitive Soul! All our infirmities and sicknesses were somehow, too,… — Neal A. Maxwell
So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in… — Neal A. Maxwell
God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us of… — L. Tom Perry
Division within a Christian community is a very grave sin; it is the work of the devil. — Pope Francis
Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven. — Pope Francis
Despite our sins, we can say with Peter: Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you. — Pope Francis
You should be real witnesses of a world of doing and acting differently. But in life it is difficult for everything to be clear, precise,… — Pope Francis
To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure… — Pope John Paul II
The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful… — Benedict of Nursia
Friends have asked how I came to engender this American antagonism. My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not… — Charlie Chaplin
Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders. — Martin Luther
Hysterical optimism will prevail until the world again admits the existence of tragedy, and it cannot admit the existence of tragedy until it again distinguishes… — Richard M. Weaver
Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to his fellow men… — Karl Popper
An Italian proverb says, In men every mortal sin is venial; in woman every venial sin is mortal. And a German axiom, that There are… — George Augustus Henry Sala

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