The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin.
Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition.
Sin carries in it its own misery.
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
Every painful consequence of sin is a part of the punishment meted out for sin.
It's impossible not to be taken in by the spectacle of oneself, which is the biggest sin of the culture right now.