In the deepest sense, the being in a state of sin is the sin, the particular sins are not the continuation of sin, they are expressions of its continuation.
I am no longer sure of anything. If I gratify my desires, I sin, but I free myself of desire; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul.
I am a man more sinn’d against than sinning.
Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
Hate the sin and not the sinner.
For every sin there is forgiveness, and especially for the sins of youth.[A tout péché miséricorde et surtout aux péchés de jeunesse.]
Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?
Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.
Curiosity is not a sin. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity… yes, indeed…
Charity creates a multitude of sins.
Be sure thy sin will find thee out.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
