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Religious literature18 quotes
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — 1st John 1:8 · 95For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. — Apostle Paul · 56And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. — Genesis 6:5 · 1405 BCAnd when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. — Genesis 3:6 · 1405 BCOne leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner. — John Bunyan · 1678Leave all things behind, and come unto me for thy salvation. I will make thee free from this bondage of sins. Fear no more. — Bhagavad Gita · 200 BCAll 18 quotes →History (play)1 quote
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The oldest sins the newest kind of ways? — William Shakespeare · 1597Philosophical literature1 quote
All sins are attempts to fill voids. — Simone Weil · 1943Tragedy (play)1 quote
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616