Evil Quote by Joseph de Maistre

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us…

— John Calvin

“The whole conception of 'sin' is one which I find very puzzling, doubtless owing to my sinful nature.”

— Bertrand Russell

Sin in a wicked man is like poison in a serpent; it is in its natural place.

— Thomas Brooks

“The idea of original sin--of guilt with no possibility of innocence, no freedom of choice, no alternatives--inherently militates against self-esteem. The very notion of…

— Nathaniel Branden

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“Your moral code begins by damning man as evil, then demands that he practice a good which it defines as impossible for him to…

— Ayn Rand

The abuse of a harmless thing is the essence of sin.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Original sin is not only the violation of a positive command … but … attempts … to abolish fatherhood, destroying its rays which permeate…

— Pope John Paul II

Wickedness comes to its height by degrees. He that dares say of a less sin, Is it not a little one? will ere long…

— Anne Bradstreet

The root of evil is in the illusion that we are bodies. This, if any, is the original sin.

— Swami Vivekananda

“Sin may appear good. But by God's commandment sin might become utterly sinful.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Sin, in the final analysis, is rebellion against the sovereign Creator, Ruler, and Judge of the universe. It resists the rightful prerogative of a…

— Jerry Bridges