For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life. – Albert Camus
How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence? – Alexander Pope
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. – The Bible Psalm 32:5
After ‘Sin Nombre,’ I just needed to take a break to go to completely different worlds. – Cary Fukunaga
Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we have need to lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon! – Charles Spurgeon
Since St. Augustine announced that Eve – and, hence, collective woman – was responsible for original sin, rabid sexism has been a major pillar of patriarchal religious tradition. – Barbara G. Walker
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle. – Billy Graham
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. – The Bible 1 Samuel 12:23
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise. – The Bible Proverbs 10:19
If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take its course unresistingly. – Angelina Grimke
Withholding information that would get innocent people killed was the right thing to do, not a journalistic sin. – Eason Jordan
A policeman must know everything – and not tell. He must know where all the sin is and not partake. – Paul Harvey