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Sin Quotes

Most Famous Sin Quotes of All Time!

These God quotes range from a painter confessing an urge to endlessly repaint, to the old claim that sex itself isn't sinful but has simply been corrupted by sin.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.

Quotes by Adam Clarke

It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.

Quotes by Adam Clarke

It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

Against Quotes

Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.

Quotes by Abraham Cowley

We are all afflicted with our own spiritual blindness. That's what sin does to us, and we all sin. We would do better to look into our own hearts and deal with our own sin before we condemn the sins...

Quotes by Abby Johnson

We all sin. We all can change. We all can be reborn in Christ.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

Abortionists are not the enemy. Our enemy is sin.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how...

Quotes by William Throsby Bridges

God Quotes

If I or my soldiers have plundered or done injury to the houses or ministers of religion, I repent me of my sin; but it is not of Edward of England I shall ask pardon.

Quotes by William Wallace

If I or my soldiers have plundered or done injury to the houses or to the ministers of religion, I repent me of my sin - but it is not of Edward of England that I shall ask pardon.

Quotes by William Wallace

God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin.

Quotes by William Gurnall

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Great Quotes

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

Quotes by William Ames

Slavery was our nation's original sin.

Quotes by William Barr

Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

Confusion of sign and object is original sin coeval with the word.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.

Quotes by Wayne Thiebaud

Love Quotes

Sex is not sinful, but sin has perverted it.

Quotes by Walter Lang

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspective do these Sin quotes offer?
The collection ranges from playful, self-deprecating admissions to more philosophical reflections on doctrine and human nature. It touches on how the idea of sin has been used to describe everything from a painter's stubborn habits to deep theological questions about suffering. That range gives the page more depth than a single moral lecture.
Why do people look up quotes about sin?
Some readers are drawn to the theological weight of the word, while others are searching for something wry or self-aware, like admitting a small personal 'sin.' The topic sits at the crossroads of humor and serious reflection, which is part of why it gets searched so often.
Is there a quote here about impatience?
Yes, one memorable line calls impatience perhaps the one cardinal sin, tying it to being driven from Paradise and unable to return. It's a striking reframe of a familiar idea, suggesting that the smallest daily failing might be the most consequential one.
Do any of these quotes discuss original sin directly?
One does, weighing the doctrine that all people sinned in Adam against the plainer observation that everyone simply sins, and considering what that means for the problem of suffering. Readers interested in that thread might also enjoy the God collection.
How are sin quotes commonly used?
They often appear in reflective writing, sermons, or as captions that pair a bit of humor with something more serious underneath. For adjacent themes, the Against and Love pages offer related moral and emotional territory.

Others point to impatience as perhaps the one true sin, the reason paradise was lost and cannot be regained, a theme these Great and Against reflections keep returning to.