Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins

Charity creates a multitude of sins

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it

It is extremely naive to think that mankind is capable of sinning against god. If god exists as a being who watches us, judges us, and cannot be contradicted, then how could anyone possibly contradict laws of conduct set forth by that being?

So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me

Adultery is the application of democracy to love