Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

The sinner sins against himself; the wrongdoer wrongs himself, becoming the worse by his own action.

Sin is cruelty and injustice, all else is peccadillo.

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.

What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet.

I see what is right and approve, but I do what is wrong.

Are we not also married to conscience which we would love to get rid of often enough since it is more bothersome than a man or a woman ever could become?

Knowing that something is wrong and doing it anyway happens very often in life, and I doubt I will ever know why.

At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God.

I see and approve better things, but follow worse.

Every night I cut out my heart. But in the morning it was full again

Although I considered putting my eight years of Boy Scout experience and love for our nation to the test by joining the military, I did not want to put myself in a position where I might be commanded to take the life of another, and quickly ended my flirtation with military service.

In the state of nature, wrong-doing is impossible ; or, if anyone does wrong, it is to himself, not to another.

Sometimes I hate having a conscience, and a stupidly thorough sense of honor.

Even true believers had consciences, Too bad.

Be kind, be all sympathy, for each and every human being is forced to fight against himself.

I hated this. I hated knowing what I wanted and knowing what was right and knowing they weren't the same thing.

There's also a part of me that's self-destructive, and another part that's a hero who's going to stand up for a principle.

When a man gives way to anger, he only harms himself.

When you are guilty, it is not your sins you hate but yourself.

Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.

Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed.

I was advocating for world peace, but I was waging a violent war against my own body. I was speaking about poverty and starvation, but I was eating more than my fair share. I was a hypocrite.

Sin and shame ever go together; he that would be freed from the last must be sure to shun the company of the first.