Quotes About Sin

It's possible to save oneself from Satan, Father Francis, but from men—never!

Cine oare a creat acest labirint al nesigurantei, acest templu al trufiei, acest ulcior cu pacate, acest ogor semanat cu mii de viclesuguri, aceasta poarta a iadului, acest cos plin pana la refuz de siretlicuri, aceasta otrava care aduce cu mierea: femeia?

Do you think love is the way of God—love? Look here—" He stretched forth his bony, hairy hand and pointed to the Dead Sea, which stank like a rotting carcass. "Have you ever bent over to see the two whores, Sodom and Gomorrah, at her bottom? God became angry, hurled fire, stamped on the earth: dry land turned to sea and swallowed up Sodom and Gomorrah. That is God's way—follow

It is a deadly sin to bring centuries old laws to a fait accompli; it is men's debt to watch immortal harmony with trust.

That's the catch about betrayal, of course: that it feels good, that there's something immensely pleasurable about moving from a complicated relationship which involves minor atrocities on both sides to a nice, neat, simple one where one person has done something so horrible and unforgivable that the other person is immediately absolved of all the low-grade sins of sloth, envy, gluttony, avarice and I forget the other three.

That's the catch about betrayal, of course: that it feels good, that there's something immensely pleasurable about moving from a complicated relationship which involves minor atrocities on both sides to a nice, neat, simple one where one person has done something so horrible and unforgivable that the other person is immediately absolved of all the low-grade sins of sloth, envy, gluttony, avarice and I forget the other three.

Everybody's mean sometimes. That's because our flesh is weak and we're loaded with sin.

He was evil," Clare whispered. "Not crazy, not ill, just evil. I didn't know that could be.

Romans 5:19—If all are made righteous by Christ, why aren't all saved?

No pain, no gain. Without danger, the virtue of courage cannot be developed. Without trials and tribulations we can have no patience. God has to permit sin before we can experience forgiveness. Higher-order virtues are dependent on allowing lower-order evils.

Romans 5:14—Is it fair to judge all people because of Adam's sin?

I had long ago learned, sometimes to my sorrow, that Scottish piety is accompanied by a complete foreknowledge of sin. That's what we mean by original sin—we don't have to do it to know about it.

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If cavemen had known how to laugh, history would have been different.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

Which is worse, Hell or nothing? Only if we're caught and punished can we be saved.

This is some­thing I'll go to Hell for.

They told me that nothing was a sin, just a poor life choice. Poor impulse control. That nothing is evil. Any concept of right versus wrong, according to them, is merely a cultural construct relative to one specific time and place. They said that if anything should force us to modify our personal behavior it should be our allegiance to a social contract, not some vague, externally imposed threat of flaming punishment.

Ignore how it feels when the only real talent you have is for hidding the truth. You have a God-given knack for commiting a terrible sin. It's your calling. You have a natural gift for denial. A blessing.

No sin, no crime, then extinction not earned.

We're all going overnight express delivery straight to Hell.

Well, I guess if Jesus could die for my sins, I suppose I can soak up a few for other people. We all get our chance to play scapegoat. Take the blame. The martyrdom of Saint Me. The sins of every man in history landing square on my back.

This is where my sin sleeps. In this endless dream.

If I resist the stars and nature…I'll be nothing but a sinner, doing harm against heaven. All for the wish to save my child.

If I resist the stars and nature, I'll be nothing but a sinner, doing a harm against Heaven. But, if destiny doesn't change…the world will become a living hell. And even so, I still wish for the next Lord Ashura…my son to be born.