We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
Elbert HubbardIf Christ has died for me, ungodly as I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me.
Charles SpurgeonIn some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.
J. Robert OppenheimerGuilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
Erma BombeckI’m just going to say it: I’m pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it’s about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we’ve done – or failed to do – with our personal values.
Brene BrownIn politics stupidity is not a handicap.
Napoleon BonaparteA clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Steven WrightAlthough God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ.
Joyce MeyerThe worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.
George Bernard Shaw‚Eastern Promises‘ is great.
The WeekndNo sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.
Mark TwainI think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in all of human history.
John KennedyWhoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
Jean-Jacques RousseauNever think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
Ernest HemingwayA sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit’s aid than he can create a world.
Charles SpurgeonCruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.
Gilbert K. ChestertonIn law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
Immanuel KantSometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don’t think God categorizes sins.
Joel OsteenNo matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess His promises for your life today!
Joyce MeyerGuilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame’s is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.
Brene BrownThe great thieves lead away the little thief.
DiogenesHow shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?
Alexander PopeBooks are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
ChanakyaI hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.
Dwight D. EisenhowerMost dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
William ShakespeareAlthough the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.
Friedrich NietzscheOne way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.
Ronald ReaganI believe many people feel like God is mad at them.
Joyce MeyerThe discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.
John SteinbeckI’ve always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It’s the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.
Clint EastwoodTo forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.
Friedrich NietzscheIf you want to deal with an epidemic – crime or health – the smartest and most effective and cheapest way to deal with it is prevention first.
Kamala HarrisI never sympathise with the accused unless there’s a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don’t ever sympathise with the criminal.
Clint EastwoodEvery sin is the result of a collaboration.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaAfter the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
Henry David ThoreauTo be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one’s landlady.
Albert CamusA guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
Albert CamusWe are punished by our sins, not for them.
Elbert HubbardSelf-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
Billy GrahamWhen we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
Woody AllenWriters are always writing about infidelity. It’s so dramatic. The wickedness of it, the secrecy, the complications, the finding that you thought you were one person but you’re also this other person. The innocent life and the guilty life. My God, it’s just full of stuff for a writer. I doubt it will ever go out of fashion.
Alice MunroBut if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.
William ShakespeareNo work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
Alan WattsThere are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.
Ray BradburyEven though God loves us, we still have a problem: sin. It’s important for us to learn how to confront sin and overcome it, because while God loves sinners, He hates sin. And He hates it because of what it does to us and how it keeps us from the abundant life Jesus died to give us.
Joyce MeyerSacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin – and it’s gonna happen – confession puts us back on the field.
Lou HoltzI was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn’t feel wrong, I didn’t feel right!
Joyce MeyerI might talk about killing people, but that doesn’t mean I do it.
EminemOne crime has to be concealed by another.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaI love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts.
Stephen KingLord keep us all from sin. Teach us how to walk circumspectly; enable us to guard our minds against error of doctrine, our hearts against wrong feelings, and our lives against evil actions.
Charles SpurgeonFemale psychotic bosses can be particularly devilish. They will tend to mix in a lot of passive aggression, making you feel guilty for all kinds of things.
Robert GreeneFear follows crime and is its punishment.
VoltaireIn India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamIf it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.
William ShakespeareEvery man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
VoltaireIt is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we’ve made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.
Joel OsteenTo those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.
David HareStupidity is a talent for misconception.
Edgar Allan PoeAs a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m concerned about the recklessness of public policy that endangers people’s lives, especially in minority communities, where crime often is such a scourge.
John Kennedy