Quotes
Quotes about Sin
Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin; For to deny each article with oath Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.
Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion.
Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?
Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings, But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.
Where wealth and freedom reign, contentment fails, And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Vegans need no pricegouging animal abusing Pfizer Vegans want no domestic battering accident causing Budweiser* Vegans need no services from corrupt Impermanente Kaiser.
With thee conversing I forget the way.
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years' study of books.
With thee conversing I forget all time: All seasons and their change, all please alike.
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits.
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising it.
'Tis the most certain sign, the world's accurst That the best things corrupted, are the worst; 'Twas the corrupted Light of knowledge, hurl'd Sin, Death, and Ignorance o'er all the world; That Sun like this (from which our sight we have) Gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave.
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
The scars you acquire while exercising courage will never make you feel inferior.
The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
