Best mankind & sin Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“In a world of discouragement, sorrow, and overmuch sin, in times when fear and despair seem to prevail, when humanity is feverish with no worldly physicians in sigh, I too say, Trust Jesus. Let Him still the tempest and ride upon the storm. Believe that He can lift mankind from its bed of affliction, in time and in eternity.”

World Believe Stills Seems Humanity Jesus Sin Mankind Sorrow Bed Despair Eternity Storm Lifts Physicians Affliction Worldly Sigh Discouragement Tempest

Author:Jeffrey R. Holland

“He came to give His life for the sins of mankind, not to take life. Mohammad on the contrary was a warrior and killed many innocent people. True followers of Christ emulate Christ-true followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.”

People Giving Christ Sin Mankind Contrary Innocent Warrior Followers Emulate

Author:Franklin Graham

“In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days a deluge, not of water but of sins, continually inundates the earth, and out of this deluge very few escape. Scarcely anyone is saved.”

Persons Earth Water Sin Mankind Eight Saved Ark Deluge

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“Two points of danger beset mankind; namely, making sin seem either too large or too little.”

Littles Two Seems Sin Mankind Danger

Book:The Christian Science Journal

Source: The Christian Science Journal

“Mankind thinks either too much or too little of sin.”

Thinking Littles Sin Too Much Mankind

Book:Christian Science Sentinel

Source: Christian Science Sentinel

“The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on His shoulders our crosses and saying to us: 'Have courage! You do not carry your cross alone! I carry it with you. I have overcome death and I have come to give you hope, to give you life' (John 3:16).”

Giving Suffering Jesus Christ Sin Accepting Mankind Arms Bears Crosses Overcoming Including Shoulders Have Courage Open Arms

Book:Embracing the Way of Jesus: Reflections from Pope Francis on Living Our Faith

Source: Embracing the Way of Jesus: Reflections from Pope Francis on Living Our Faith

“How could passion run so deep Had I never thought That the crime of being born Blackens all our lot?”

Running Passion Born Sin Mankind Crime

Book:Poems of William Butler Yeats

Source: Poems of William Butler Yeats

“all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.”

Sin Mankind Miserable Sinner Liturgy Bostonians

Book:The Works of Herman Melville: Billy Budd, and other prose picecs

Source: The Works of Herman Melville: Billy Budd, and other prose picecs

“One thing I have learned in institutions is not to press hard on the fact that their inmates are, like the rest of mankind, sinners; for they, like many others, are liable to confuse the generic term "sinner" with the specific term "criminal." Most of us are so accustomed to admit that we have fallen short of grace and are "miserable offenders," in view of our possibilities and opportunities, that we do not resent being called "sinners"; but not so with our congregation.”

“A man like me cannot but believe that this earthquake is a divine chastisement sent by God for our sins.”

Men Believe Sin Mankind Divine Like Me Earthquakes Chastisement

Book:Volume of prefaces

Source: Volume of prefaces

“Our inhuman enemy inspires the thought that God loves mankind, and that He quickly forgives this sin. But when we observe the guile of demons, then we see that after the commission of the sin, they suggest to us that God is a righteous and implacable Judge. The first they say in order to lead us to sin, the second, in order to weigh us down in despair.”

Inspirational Firsts Christian Order Religious Sin Enemy Mankind Inspire Judging Despair Forgiving God Love Demon Orthodox Righteous Inhuman Guile

Author:John Climacus

“Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.”

Problem Fear Sin Half Mankind Boredom Moralist Funny Boredom

Author:Bertrand Russell

“I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to sin, and yet are ashamed to repent; not ashamed of the action for which they ought justly to be esteemed fools, but are ashamed of the returning, which only can make them be esteemed wise men.”

Men Action Sin Common Wise Mankind Youth Fool Ought Ashamed Temper Irrational Repent

Book:Robinson Crusoe

Source: Robinson Crusoe

“And I can’t let you out of here until I know what your plans are. (Kat) To stop the annihilation of mankind and the earth. It’s a simple plan, really, but an important one. Can I go now? (Sin)”

Knows I Can Important Earth Sin Simple Plans Mankind Annihilation Simple Plan

Book:Devil May Cry

Source: Devil May Cry

“Because there is no greater evil than ignorance and the destruction of genius. Ignorance has been responsible for more death, more bigotry, and more sin than any other force. It is the destroyer of mankind.”

Has Beens Evil Force Sin Greater Mankind Ignorance Genius Destruction Responsible Bigotry Destroyers

Book:Succubus Shadows

Source: Succubus Shadows

“Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who condescended to come into this world of misery, struggle, and pain to touch men's hearts for good, to teach the way of eternal life, and to give Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind. How different, how empty our lives would be without Him. How infinite is our opportunity for exaltation made possible through His redeeming love.”

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