All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer from the straight and narrow path to our destruction.
It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.
Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake, but not necessarily a sin, for sin comes out of a wrong intention.
There is no sin except stupidity.
Sin is the reason we rebel against authority.
Sin is the reason we are racist, prejudiced, and lie to cover for our own.
Sin is the reason we abuse our authority.
It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.
No sin, especially no great sin, is just a harm done to the individual who commits it. I believe myself that the future of the human race is bound up with that idea. The soul that is conscious of a grievous sin is conscious of a great harm done to the community - to someone else. That common hurt should now be forgiven.
The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves.