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Related Its one thing to forsake sin and quiet another to be forsaken by sin because to abstain from sin whe... STEPHEN .R. ANYAEGBU They say let he who is without sin cast the first stone. And to be without sin requires absolute for... EMILY THORNE Evil is neither suffering nor sin; it is both at the same time, it is something common to them both.... SIMONE WEIL Feast of Juliana of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c.1417 If afore us were laid together all the pain... JULIANA OF NORWICH I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lon... HENRY DAVID THOREAU We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. ... HENRY DAVID THOREAU It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowshi... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, ... HENRY DAVID THOREAU To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. SAINT AUGUSTINE To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. ST. AURELIUS AUGUSTINE Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all ... BIBLE To mortify sin we must focus on its true nature. So often we are troubled with a persistent sin only... JERRY BRIDGES The vindication we ask is less vengeance than validation: to forgive those who sin against us... KIM COLEMAN HEALY Sin becomes sin, not only when you let it in_ but the moment you open the door and shake hands with ... KIMTO OCHE EMMANUEL We may all be inclined to think of man's countless foolish and selfish intentions, his twisted and m... KARL BARTH For God is not against us because of our sin. He is with us; against our sin. UNKNOWN All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions. REINHOLD NIEBUHR All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions REINHOLD NIEBUHR We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure... MARY ASTELL I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is... BILLY GRAHAM I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone. SCIPIO AFRICANUS On Virtue – When people want to describe the hideousness of a person or object, they may use the p... MARSHA HINDS Trust me, baby. Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pic... SHERRILYN KENYON Never let us be discouraged with ourselves; it is not when we are conscious of our faults that we ar... FRANÇOIS FÉNÉLON Lord, before I commit a sin, it seems to me so shallow that I may wade through it dry-shod from any ... THOMAS FULLER Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth d... BIBLE Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they ar... ERNEST HEMINGWAY In that moment, he wanted Sin for Sin—for the quiet of his breath and the unspoken words in his ey... AIS I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of C... TAYLOR CALDWELL I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone. PETER O'TOOLE And she didn't once say anything about this being a sin. It used to be I got the word sin slapped in... HAN NOLAN But the Bible speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin inclu... REGGIE WHITE Not to be daily employing the Spirit and new nature for the mortifying of sin is to neglect that exc... JOHN OWEN In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed.... DAR WILLIAMS Feast of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 Belief in God through Christ is th... JAMES HASTINGS RASHDALL A sin takes on a new and real terror when there seems a chance that it is going to be found out MARK TWAIN But the Bible speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin inclu... REGGIE WHITE In the laughing times we know we are luckyIn the quiet times we know that we are blessedAnd we will ... DAR WILLIAMS When you are DOWN for satan, you'll be LOADED with sin... and you'll DOWNLOAD failure! You and I can... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326 We cannot understand the depth of the Christian doctrine... D. D. WILLIAMS It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same . . . ST. TERESA OF AVILA It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same. ST. TERESA OF AVILA [T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably an... JOYCE MEYER Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin. J. C. MACAULAY Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin. J.C. MACAULAY All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent di... REBECCA WEST When we are at the worst times of our lives, when we are battling with something, or struggles, what... RUSSELL WILSON Never less alone, than when alone. UNKNOWN The cross is the suffering love of God bearing the guilt of man’s sin, which alone is able to melt... BILLY GRAHAM Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it. GEORGES BERNANOS He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it SENECA Never less idle than when wholly idle, nor less alone than when wholly alone. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be ... GEOFFREY FISHER Pride is the beginning of sin. And what is pride but the craving for undue exaltation? And this is u... AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the most RONALD ANTHONY When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone... GERTRUDE STEIN Intuition is the language of the soul.
When we listen to our intuition we are fed information from o... G. BRIAN BENSON Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom... JOHN GREEN Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom... , THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, 2012 Sin may separate us from God but sin may not separate God from us. CREZ It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. MOLI It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. MOLIERE Why still live in sin, when there is a Savior? LAILAH GIFTY AKITA We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is ... BILLY GRAHAM 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON Resolution is no strange and extraordinary thing; it is one of the most common acts that belong to u... JOHN TILLOTSON We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy ... TAMORA PIERCE Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abb... DANIEL D. WILLIAMS But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it. GEORGES BERNANOS We all want to be revered for our obsession. Most are not revered because they do not know what they... JAMES BRADLEY SINCLAIR We ask them to think outside the box when they are nominating. It may be the quiet, shy girl no one ... CHéRI PIERRE When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no si... BRUCE AIDELLS Commemoration of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012 So long as we are full of self, ... FRANÇOIS FÉNÉLON Indwelling sin remains in us even though it has been dethroned. And though it has been overthrown an... JERRY BRIDGES In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be ... GEOFFREY FISHER There must be a constant and increasing appreciation that though sin still remains it does not have ... JOHN MURRAY We are so inculcated with guilt that we think that weakness is a sin or that it is some crime agains... ANTON LAVEY Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out t... E. STANLEY JONES Laughter does not seem to be a sin, but it leads to sin. ST. JOHN CHRYSOSATOM The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well w... C.S. LEWIS We leave people alone when they need us most. SHERYL SANDBERG We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as th... R.C. SPROUL It is strange people should be so greedy when they are alone in the world! EMILY BRONTë Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, ... ST. FRANCIS DE SALES As all our senses are the inlets of sin, so they are become the inlets of sorrow (99). RICHARD BAXTER Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions. ELLEN G. WHITE If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If the... SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If the... SWAMI VIVEKANANDA The Christian does not avoid sin to achieve salvation, but rather salvation brings him to a desire n... CRISS JAMI Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if ... TRYON EDWARDS Sin is cosmic treason. Sin is treason against a perfectly pure Sovereign. It is an act of supreme in... R.C. SPROUL A wise man is never less alone than when he is alone JONATHAN SWIFT Well, every little boy thinks he invented sin. Virtue we think we learn, because we are told about i... JOHN STEINBECK Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobe... JERRY BRIDGES At the heart of the Protestant faith is the conviction that there is nothing we contribute to our sa... KEVIN DEYOUNG When you give, you will be blessed. When you give, it will be given back to you. CRAIG GROESCHEL
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WILFRED OWEN Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment OWEN FELLTHAM Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can. OWEN MEREDITH Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can. OWEN MEREDITH Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them OWEN MEREDITH To train and educate the rising generation will at all times be the first object of society, to whic... ROBERT OWEN When yu' can't have why you choose, yu' just choose what you have. OWEN WISTER I certainly don't think of myself as an action hero. CLIVE OWEN Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both. WILFRED OWEN My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity. WILFRED OWEN Man is the creature of circumstances. ROBERT OWEN Those who have no hope pass their old age shrouded with an inward gloom. WILFRED OWEN The lips on my upper right bicep are my girlfriend's lips. She has the most amazing lips, and I ... JAKE OWEN I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there. JAKE OWEN Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I co... JAKE OWEN I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My... JAKE OWEN I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating. JAKE OWEN I've got a vibe going on with a lot of what I've been doing, and to completely change it bas... JAKE OWEN But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a ... JAKE OWEN I'm from Florida, so any time I get invited to come to Florida and play a show, I'm definite... JAKE OWEN Some artists will tell you that's all they want to do is write their own music, and that's g... JAKE OWEN I started putting down my own pen and spending some time searching for the best songs out there poss... JAKE OWEN Some people choose to go on 'American Idol' or another singing contest, and some people choo... JAKE OWEN Everyone has their own path and you can't judge. JAKE OWEN Not to be narcissistic, but I truly believe in order to make yourself better, you should see what yo... JAKE OWEN At first I was a little leery to just post photos of my little girl all the time and kind of exploit... JAKE OWEN