Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad

The sinning is the best part of repentance

There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit

O God, don't allow a sinner to do good to me as my mind may wish to love him

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

There are only three sins - causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing

My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all others

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us obnoxious to the divine wrath and producing in us those works which the scripture calls 'works of