Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.
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It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.
We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure the greatest Pain and Grief rather than commit the least Sin.
I never get to the end of mortifying sin because sin in my heart, where it's still marauding even though it's no longer dominant, sin in my heart is constantly expressing itself in new disorderly desires.
Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.
The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.
Remorse is the pain of sin.
It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives.
But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.
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