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Sin Quotes by Tertullian
- But all the other frenzies of passions-impious both toward the bodies and toward the sexes-beyond the laws of nature, we banish not only from the…
- For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony.…
- Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely home, calms the…
- Woman, thou shouldst ever be clothed in rags and in mourning, appearing only as a penitent, drowned in tears, and expiating thus the sin of…
- Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black…
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- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
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- Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. — Teresa of Avila