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| A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. | | Samuel Butler | |
| A sin takes on a new and real terror when there seems a chance that it is going to be found out | | Mark Twain | |
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| Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling (1 Peter 4:8-9). | | Bible | |
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| And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. (James 5:15) | | Bible | |
| As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints | | Charles Caleb Colton | |
| Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either | | Garrison Keillor | |
| Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. | | Bertrand Russell | |
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| Charity shall cover the multitude of sins | | Bible | |
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| Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at. | | Josh Billings | |
| Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed at | | Josh Billings | |
| Die for adultery! No: The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly does lecher in my sight | | William Shakespeare | |
| Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it. | | Thomas Jefferson | |
| Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others | | Jules Renard | |
| For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord | | Bible | |
