2,021 Quotes About Sin

But I'm a bad priest, you see. I know--from experience--how much beauty Satan carried down with him when he fell. Nobody ever said the fallen angels were the ugly ones. Oh, no, they were just as quick and light and . . .

There is definitely a positive aspect of anger such as, anger at sin and anger at ungodliness or injustice of the society.

The problem with holiness is that once we look into the face of it we are no longer capable of taking that which is odious and filthy and somehow pretending that it’s translucent and clean. In other words, we have to do one of the most revolting things possible; we have to face ourselves.

In crime and enmity they lie Who sin and tell us love can die, Who say to us in slander's breath That love belongs to sin and death.

To live more for God and others one must die more to self and sin.

The angels rejoice over one sinner who repents than ten thousand who are righteous.

The angels rejoices over a sinner who repents than ninety-nine who are righteous, who do not need any repentance.

. . . not only our works, but also our thoughts, are open before God.

Since it is likely that, being men, they would sin every day, St. Paul consoles his hearers by saying ‘renew yourselves’ from day to day. This is what we do with houses: we keep constantly repairing them as they wear old. You should do the same thing to yourself. Have you sinned today? Have you made your soul old? Do not despair, do not despond, but renew your soul by repentance, and tears, and Confession, and by doing good things. And never cease doing this.