Examining Quote by Thomas a Kempis

“If we know for certain that God sees all we do and all we are, we will not be tempted ask others to validate…

— Charles Upton

“Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, might it have its own course, it would go…

— John Owen

Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that he is…

— Charles Hodge

The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into…

— Thomas a Kempis

Sin always seems 'good, and pleasant, and desirable,' at the time of commission.

— J. C. Ryle

“By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

He who is vain and delights in his own ability is deceived by his inferiors. When he likes to bring forth arguments and kindliness,…

— Han Fei

He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather incur peril than preservation; for…

— Walter Raleigh

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.

— Norm MacDonald

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life,…

— Ben Jonson

He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to…

— Anonymous

From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.

— Michel de Montaigne