He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasts of it, is a devil.
Thomas Fuller
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
Elbert Hubbard
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
Henry Ward Beecher
There is no sin except stupidity.
Oscar Wilde
Sin is not harmful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.
Benjamin Franklin
The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin
Thomas Carlyle
The only sins are violations of love.
Vanna Bonta
Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double
German Proverb
He sins as much who holds the bag as he who puts into it
French Proverb
God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed at.
Josh Billings
Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
Frank Moore Colby
Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Piers Paul Read