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“Oh, what peril attaches to sin willfully committed! For it is so difficult for man to bring himself to penance, and without penitence guilt remains and will ever remain, so long as man retains unchanged the will to sin, or is intent upon committing it.”

Men Long Difficult Sin Forgiveness Remains Guilt Committed Peril Penance Penitence

Book:The Spiritual Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa

Source: The Spiritual Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa

“Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.”

Hard Justice Sin Forgiveness Committed Deliberation Inexorable

Author:Marcus Eremita

“an act of forgiveness sets the victim apart from the perpetrator, who failed to act humanly towards the victim at the time he committed his crime.”

Crime Forgiveness Victim Committed Perpetrators

Author:Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

“The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.”

Might Ready Forgiveness Committed Folly Pardon

Author:Philibert Joseph Roux

“I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a million sins!”

Ifs Sin Boys Millions Forgiveness Forgiving Committed Sawyer

Book:Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

Source: Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

“Every act of disobedience committed due to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for. Every act of disobedience committed due to arrogance, its forgiveness is not hoped for because the root of Satan’s disobedience was arrogance, whereas the root of Adam’s lapse was passion.”

Passion Religious Sin Forgiveness Roots Committed Dues Satan Arrogance Islamic Adam Disobedience Lapses

Author:Sufyan al-Thawri