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"To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it."

"To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

44

"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin."

"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin."

Josiah Stamp, British Businessman

9

"Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin."

"Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin."

John Webster, English Playwright

9

"There's no such thing as an original sin."

"There's no such thing as an original sin."

Elvis Costello, British Musician

8

"Vanity is my favourite sin."

"Vanity is my favourite sin."

Al Pacino, American Actor

8

"There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best."

"There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best."

Doris Lessing, English Writer

7

"The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin."

"The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin."

William Gurnall, English Author

7

"The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in."

"The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in."

Norma McCorvey, American Celebrity

7

"Is it sin, which makes the worm a chrysalis, and the chrysalis a butterfly, and the butterfly dust?"

"Is it sin, which makes the worm a chrysalis, and the chrysalis a butterfly, and the butterfly dust?"

Max Muller, German Educator

7

"Sin is geographical."

"Sin is geographical."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

7

"One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner."

"One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner."

John Bunyan, English Clergyman

6

"Sin is still sin - no matter how you spell it."

"Sin is still sin - no matter how you spell it."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

6

"The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's."

"The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's."

Jose Bergamin, Spanish Writer

6

"With great diligent, pursue your dreams."

"With great diligent, pursue your dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Dreams, Effort, Persistence, Goal

6

"I am a man More sinn'd against than sinning."

"I am a man More sinn'd against than sinning."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sin, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Life

6

"Few love to hear the sins they love to act."

"Few love to hear the sins they love to act."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sin, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom

5

"Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad."

"Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad."

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher

5

"Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence."

"Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence."

Alice Walker, American Author

Sin, Violence, Writing

5

"The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed."

"The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed."

DeWitt Clinton, American Politician

Sin, Confession, Secrecy, Will

5

"I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so."

"I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so."

Veronica Franco, Italian Poet

4

"An original something, dear maid, you would wish me to write; but how shall I begin? For I'm sure I have not original in me, Excepting Original Sin."

"An original something, dear maid, you would wish me to write; but how shall I begin? For I'm sure I have not original in me, Excepting Original Sin."

Thomas Campbell, Scottish Poet

4

"The world's as ugly as sin, and almost as delightful."

"The world's as ugly as sin, and almost as delightful."

Frederick Locker-Lampson, English Poet

Sin, Ugly, World

4

"Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself."

"Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself."

Alfred Lord Tennyson, English Poet

4

"Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves."

"Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves."

John Flavel, English Clergyman

4

"Really to sin you have to be serious about it."

"Really to sin you have to be serious about it."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

4

"The more we love God, the more unpleasant sin becomes."

"The more we love God, the more unpleasant sin becomes."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Sin, Truth, Faith, Wisdom, Life

4

"Those small moments of pleasure men get from sin, from defying God, are perhaps grace - His final gift still to those who hard-heartedly choose to deny Him. Godless men may blatantly enjoy offending God not because they are free-spirited, but on the whole because He moves them to enjoy it. Sin is, in a sense, still touching God: for a strike involves a touch. Perhaps this is His divine kindness. Faithful men find everlasting fulfillment in His good company; but godless men who strike at the Author of Joy, who are completely ignorant of the greater, for them - and by God's love for His enemies - there is yet this small recoil known as 'pleasure' before the fall."

"Those small moments of pleasure men get from sin, from defying God, are perhaps grace - His final gift still to those who hard-heartedly choose to deny Him. Godless men may blatantly enjoy offending God not because they are free-spirited, but on the whole because He moves them to enjoy it. Sin is, in a sense, still touching God: for a strike involves a touch. Perhaps this is His divine kindness. Faithful men find everlasting fulfillment in His good company; but godless men who strike at the Author of Joy, who are completely ignorant of the greater, for them - and by God's love for His enemies - there is yet this small recoil known as 'pleasure' before the fall."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Sin, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

4

"I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did."

"I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did."

Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian

4

"I was told I had an overabundance of original sin."

"I was told I had an overabundance of original sin."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

4

"To him who knows to prosper and does it not, to him it is sin."

"To him who knows to prosper and does it not, to him it is sin."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

4

"There is no sin except stupidity."

"There is no sin except stupidity."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

4

"Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it."

"Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it."

Georges Bernanos, French Author

4

"Original sin and conscious awareness of human fallibility is the perpetual agent of transformation in human affairs. Humankind's behavior is pathological; it is an admixture of instinct and reason, kindness and cruelty, immorality and seeking redemption."

"Original sin and conscious awareness of human fallibility is the perpetual agent of transformation in human affairs. Humankind's behavior is pathological; it is an admixture of instinct and reason, kindness and cruelty, immorality and seeking redemption."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Sin, Fallibility, Transformation, Instinct

4

"You invaded Narnia. You have no more right leading than Miraz does. Peter Pevensie: You, him, your father! Narnia's better off without the lot of you!"

"You invaded Narnia. You have no more right leading than Miraz does. Peter Pevensie: You, him, your father! Narnia's better off without the lot of you!"

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Sin, Repentance, Faith, Truth

4

"I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then," he added in a lower tone, "I ate my own wickedness."

"I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then," he added in a lower tone, "I ate my own wickedness."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Sin, Civilization, Poison, Eating, Life

4

"A fallen man is he who has lost the glory of God."

"A fallen man is he who has lost the glory of God."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Sin, Fallen, Glory, God, Loss

3

"He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin."

"He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin."

John Ruskin, English Writer

3

"For a married woman to flirt is a sin."

"For a married woman to flirt is a sin."

Anna Held, Polish Entertainer

3

"I know what sin is."

"I know what sin is."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

3

"It's a sin to be tired."

"It's a sin to be tired."

Kate Moss, English Model

3

"The sinful desire of the flesh leads to uncleanness, sexual immorality, and sensuality."

"The sinful desire of the flesh leads to uncleanness, sexual immorality, and sensuality."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Desire, Truth, Spiritual

3

"Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it."

"Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it."

Hannah More, English Writer

Sin, Opera, Punishment

3

"The eye of a man is never satisfied with what it sees."

"The eye of a man is never satisfied with what it sees."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Eye, Man, Desire, Greed

3

"Preachers denounce sin as if it was available to everyone."

"Preachers denounce sin as if it was available to everyone."

Frank Dane, American Humorist

3

"For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one."

"For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

3

"What is sin? All wrong doing is a sin."

"What is sin? All wrong doing is a sin."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Evil, Wrong, Guilt

2

"Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together."

"Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together."

Laurence Sterne, Irish Novelist

Sin, Wickedness, World

2

"Rebellion leads to ruin."

"Rebellion leads to ruin."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Rebellion, Ruin, Consequence

2

"The darkness of sin is a cords of deceit."

"The darkness of sin is a cords of deceit."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sin, Darkness, Deceit, Cords

2

"Sin is man's, last attempt to perfection."

"Sin is man's, last attempt to perfection."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Sin, Perfection, Humanity, Morality

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