. . . it is the very nature of sin to prevent man
from meditating on spiritual things. . .
?Mary Martha Sherwood
All sins tend to be addictive, and the
terminal point of addiction is damnation.
?W. H. Auden
Commit a sin twice and it
will not seem a crime.
?Jewish Proverb
Sin in this country has been always said
to be rather calculating than impulsive.
?Frank Moore Colby
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
?Romanian Proverb
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
?Andre Gide
Every sin is the result of collaboration.
?Stephen Crane
Had I not sinned what would there be
for you to pardon. My fate has given
you the opportunity for mercy.
?Ovid
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is
a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
?Hannah More
If it were possible to have a life absolutely
free from every feeling of sin,
what a terrifying vacuum it would be!
?Cesare Pavese
Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty.
Idleness is the devil's home for temptation
and for unprofitable, distracting musings;
while labor profit others and ourselves.
?Anne Baxter
The sinning is the best part of repentance.
?Arabian Proverb
A sin confessed is half forgiven.
?French Proverb
It ain't sin if you crack a few laws now and
then, just so long as you don't break any.
?Mae West
Sins become more subtle as you grow older:
you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
?Piers Paul Read
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but
at least let our sins not be always the same . . .
?St. Teresa of Avila
Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
?Igor Stravinsky
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
?Scottish Proverb
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
?Henry David Thoreau
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
?Louis Brandeis
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is
that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
?Oscar Wilde
